Province to get share of $25-million pot for youth mental health
Advocates say ACCESS initiative will augment existing programs for youth mental health
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Mental-health help for youth needs radical reform, says advocate Tony Boeckh
Tony Boeckh talks frankly about mental illness and the system's need for a radical transformation.
In Canada, the TRAM Drives Innovative Youth Services
A public-health research agency and a private foundation set out to catalyze fundamental change in youth mental health care in Canada in five years. After an 18-month process, a proposal to achieve that end is selected.
Applying for research grants usually means sending a painstakingly sculpted and polished proposal into the maw of some funding organization and waiting in the dark for approval or rejection.
Link to full article below.
Children and young adults vulnerable to mental illness
Anthony Boeckh explains how the Douglas Institute will lead research into 11 to 25 year olds.
Tackling youth mental health issues
CBC: The National
A $25M research project is kickstarting the conversation on how we tackle youth mental health issues
Adolescents are poorly served by the mental health system in Canada
The original article is in French
MONTRÉAL - Le système de santé, dans sa forme actuelle, échappe trop souvent les adolescents souffrant de troubles de santé mentale, déplore le président des Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (IRSC), le docteur Alain Beaudet.
Investments in Mental Health Research Create Knowledge, Drive Innovation and Improve Lives
"How can we translate promising innovations into effective evidence-based treatments more rapidly? A long-term accelerated strategy is required. One potential model is the Transformational Research in Adolescent Mental Health (TRAM) network, funded by the Graham Boeckh Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), which challenges researchers to collaborate with multiple stakeholders to develop more accessible and effective mental health services for youth."
Research Profile - Novel Partnership to Help Adolescents and Youth
Goal is to improve health care in five years
A partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Graham Boeckh Foundation (GBF) will tackle the challenge of getting improved mental health services to adolescents and youth in need. GBF is a private foundation that was created by the Boeckh family to fund research and other initiatives related to mental health and other related disciplines.
Neglecting Youth with Mental Illness Costs Billions, Expert Says
"Neglecting mental health problems in young people costs Australia $30 billion a year and Canada is not far behind, a world expert in mental health services for youth says.
The human and economic toll of delaying care for mental illness in young people is huge, psychiatrist Pat McGorry of the University of Melbourne, Australia, told The Gazette in an interview Monday..."
Radio Canada Interview with Jacques Hendlisz
Karine Hébert interviews TRAM Partnership Lead, Jacques Hendlisz, regarding youth mental health and the role of the TRAM initiative.
Interview available in French only.
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