Thank you.
I agree with being able to focus on prevention, as was mentioned here already. We want to make sure that when children are having difficulties, the sooner they have access to care, the better. Again, repeating what other people have said, we don't want to wait for anyone—children or adults—to be in crisis before they get care, so it's about education in terms of how they can talk about their mental health and also giving them resources, both to the parent and to the child.
The parent and child have to be a unit to help the child. We can't just focus on giving skills to the child. The parent may also need skills in order to be able to handle even their own stress and concerns, perhaps, and then to also be a support for their child.
We need to make sure that access to care is early. We can't wait until a child is 12 years old or an adult of 18. We need to be starting really early. Then, when people have concerns with mental health and reach out, those services need to be in place across the country in all locations, because when you have an issue with mental health and you're told that you need to wait six months or 12 months, that's the worst news you can possibly hear, as a parent or as a child. When you need help, you need help now.
We need to be able to make sure that when people are asking for help those services are in place for everyone in the country.