2018
DOI: 10.1177/0706743718758968
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Youth Mental Health Should Be a Top Priority for Health Care in Canada

Abstract: In this article we have provided a perspective on the importance and value of youth mental health services for society and argued that advancing youth mental health services should be the number one priority of health services in Canada. Using the age period of 12-25 years for defining youth, we have provided justification for our position based on scientific evidence derived from clinical, epidemiological and neurodevelopmental studies. We have highlighted the early onset of most mental disorders and substanc… Show more

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“…The availability of effective services to adolescents and young adults facing mental health and addiction challenges has long been insufficient (Malla et al, ). Encouragingly, youth‐friendly interventions at early stages of need offer long‐term benefits for outcomes (Clark & Unruh, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The availability of effective services to adolescents and young adults facing mental health and addiction challenges has long been insufficient (Malla et al, ). Encouragingly, youth‐friendly interventions at early stages of need offer long‐term benefits for outcomes (Clark & Unruh, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Youth mental health has been regarded as an important priority for health care in Canada. 56 There is a wealth of support for increasing MVPA, reducing sedentary time, and getting adequate sleep to promote positive mental health outcomes among adolescents. 6,57,35 However, due to the nite time available to engage in these behaviors and engaging in one behaviour necessarily means displacing time spent in another, the effects of replacing one health behavior with another on mental health is of interest.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The project aims to transform the way mainstream MH services are delivered to youth aged 11 to 25 years. This transformation model is based on five main objectives of care: (i) early identification of youth in need; (ii) rapid access to mental healthcare; (iii) appropriate care; (iv) continuity of care beyond the age of 18; and (v) youth and family engagement (Malla et al, 2018). This paper aims to describe how the transformation of youth MH services in the Acadian Peninsula is meeting the five objectives of ACCESS OM.…”
Section: Funding Informationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, new provincial MH policies have focused on integrated service delivery to better coordinate responses to multiple youth-related problems based on a recovery model of care (Government of New Brunswick, 2018). This provincial momentum provided a leverage for innovative programming such as ACCESS OM (Malla et al, 2018).…”
Section: Mental Health Services In New Brunswick Prior To Access Ommentioning
confidence: 99%