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Children’s Healthcare Canada Welcomes Federal Investment in Youth Mental Health
Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 11:59 AM
Children’s Healthcare Canada welcomes the announcement of a $500 million investment for a new Youth Mental Health Fund to help community health organizations provide more care for younger Canadians and better equip organizations to refer youth to community-based mental health services.
Today’s pledge is a crucial first step towards addressing the growing mental health crisis experienced by children and youth in Canada. An estimated 1.6 million children and youth have a diagnosed mental health...
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Access to Healthcare for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2024 05:08 PM
February 1, 2024 – Ottawa – Children’s Healthcare Canada and the Pediatric Chairs of Canada are dedicated to accelerating excellence in health systems serving children, youth and families, and that includes providing evidence-based gender-affirming care for transgender or gender-diverse youth. All care decisions must be made privately between individuals and their healthcare provider.
Gender identity, a critical facet of a young person’s sense of self, first emerges in early childhood and evolves...
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What Equity, Diversity and Inclusion means to Children’s Healthcare Canada
Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2024 04:16 PM
Children’s Healthcare Canada is a national association serving healthcare delivery organizations who care for children, youth and families. Together with our members, we strive to accelerate excellence and innovation in health systems caring for children and youth. Our collective efforts aim to contribute to a Canada in which all children and families thrive.
Racism, white supremacy, structural inequity, and discrimination are present throughout healthcare systems in Canada, including those that...
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“Right-Sizing” Child and Youth Mental Health Systems Could Save Canada $28 Billion Annually
Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2023 12:01 AM
Children’s Healthcare Canada and The Conference Board of Canada are releasing the second report of a three-part research series entitled The Health and Economic Imperative for Investing in Children’s Healthcare, on the costs of an underfunded pediatric system.
December 14, 2023 – Ottawa - A new report released today "Nurturing Minds for Secure Futures", reveals long delays in access to child and youth mental health services (specifically looking at services to treat anxiety and depression) is...
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Canadians Express High Levels of Concern About Access to Children’s Health Services in New Poll
Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2023 12:01 AM
December 5, 2023 – Vancouver – New polling commissioned by Children’s Healthcare Canada and conducted by Abacus Data reveals measurable concern among Canadians regarding the capacity of Canada’s health systems to meet the needs of a growing population of children and youth. Without urgent and transformative investments, Canada’s kids are at risk of suffering long term consequences associated with lengthy delays to essential healthcare services.
Emily Gruenwoldt, President, and CEO of Children’s...