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Immediate Government Action Needed to Restore Access to Life-Saving, Needs-Based Mental Health Services to Kids in Ontario’s Youth Justice System
Friday, March 12th, 2021
Without consultation, MCCSS has closed and reduced youth justice facilities across the province where vulnerable youth were receiving mental health services. Experts are clear that the rates of mental health issues in the youth justice population are as high as 90 per cent, with one quarter requiring a specialized “significant and immediate” treatment… half of the youth receiving specialized mental health treatment are Black, Indigenous and racialized… over half of these youth have attempted suicide
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, Indigenous, mental Health, youth
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