Improving Youth Mental Health
A national network connecting youth, families/carers, researchers, service providers, and policy makers to improve youth mental health care across Canada
Pan-Canadian Service Sites: 16 Locations and Growing
Our sites can be found in urban, rural, remote, First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada - from Nova Scotia to Alberta, all the way up to the Northwest Territories
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Looking for a site? Our network spans from Nova Scotia to Alberta and up to the Northwest Territories
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Leading patient oriented research in real-world youth mental health service contexts across Canada
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Check out our practical guides, reports, academic publications, and infographics designed for anyone and everyone interested in youth mental health.
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As I finished my global health course today, I told my class that they were actually taught by a 'community,' not one instructor
So grateful to these amazing colleagues for so generously sharing their time to educate the next generation of leaders 🙏🏾♥️
#WednesdayWisdom: Srividya Iyer partage le projet #ACCESSEspritsouverts @IRSC_CIHR et comment on peut réimaginer la santé mentale des jeunes cet après-midi à l’activité scientifique annuelle du CECTC @ruisss_udem @chum. #santementalejeunesse
#MondayMotivation: Srividya Iyer attended today's event at @YorktownFamily where @Carolyn_Bennett #GoC announced an $18M investment in integrated #youth services, including an #Indigenous IYS network from #ACCESSOpenMinds' Indigenous Council. Learn more ➡️http://bit.ly/3F8AMKu
Today, Minister Bennett announced the Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks, and other IYS supports aimed at helping Canada’s youth.
Thanks to The Graham Boeckh Foundation, @RBC and @Bell_LetsTalk.
Learn more about the Network: https://www.canada.ca/en/institutes-health-research/news/2022/11/government-of-canada-support-for-integrated-youth-services.html
Such a HUGE accomplishment for IYS in Canada with this $18 million dollar in funding to build IYS-Net. I'm so excited for the future of IYS in Canada @YWHOntario @Foundrybc @ACCESS_OM @CAMHResearch