Health committee  We need to remember that mental health did not begin with COVID. The things that worked for you before as a parent, teacher or community member are really important to put at the forefront now. Watch for a young person's change in behaviour. More isolation, distress or even overa

Health committee  Thank you for that question, Mr. Fisher. I could not agree with you more. You know as a father of two teenagers—I'm a survivor of the teenage years, thankfully—that what we are seeing right now with young people is an enormous amount of loss and grief. My colleague from McGill U

Health committee  First of all, I do want to acknowledge the importance of increasing access for anybody in crisis, so a three-digit access point, where Kids Help Phone would most definitely be good partners too...through technology. It should not be the problem of someone in crisis to figure out

Health committee  Good afternoon and thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the Standing Committee on Health, for inviting us to speak here today. I am going to start with a stark and sobering statistic for us all. Last year, Kids Help Phone conducted over 4,000 active suicide rescues. Research tell