Pan-Canadian Roundtable Series for Youth Mental Health – Ontario Report

National Youth Advisory Council releases second report on youth mental healthcare in Canada.

This report summarizes the findings of our second conference exploring the nature of mental health services for youth around Canada. This series of Pan-Canadian Roundtables for Youth Mental Health aims to highlight the lived experiences of young people with the mental healthcare system. Through these discussions, we hope to gain better insight into what works and what doesn’t about the current system and how we can provide better support to those who need it.

These pages discuss our Ontario roundtable from November 2021.

A summary of previous findings from youth in Atlantic Canada can be found here.

Some Key Findings

1. Despite increasing attention and awareness about mental health, services are difficult to access – especially for rural youth, immigrant families, or those in need of specialized care.

2. Systemic change is needed to build services and systems that treat patients like people and not caseloads.

3. Young people find solidarity and reflection through connecting with each other and sharing experiences as they push for positive change in youth mental health.

For inquires contact nyac@mdsc.ca