Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses.
Dr. Doan, I will begin with you, please.
Preliminary results from the study that you're leading, entitled “Child and Youth Mental Health during a Pandemic”, found that two-thirds of children and youth in British Columbia have struggled with mild to moderate mental health challenges during the pandemic. You note that this is up from one-third before the arrival of COVID-19.
In an article recently in the Vancouver Sun, you were quoted as saying, “This information is going to be very useful for what they call the shadow pandemic, or what’s going to fall out of the pandemic for years to come.”
In your view, Dr. Doan, what steps should government take to address the impending shadow pandemic?