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Before the onset of COVID 19, 28,000 kids were on waitlists, sometimes up to 2.5 years for specialized treatment. We are already seeing an increase in demand and expect it to increase. It is critical that we make children’s mental health a priority right now. 1/3 #kidscantwait
Children’s Mental Health Ontario centres are already noting more complexity in the mental health issues of children and youth that are turning to their centres during the pandemic including anxiety, behavioral disorders, and eating disorders. 2/3 #kidscantwait
CMHO CEO Kim Moran (@kmoranONT) will be on @CBCOntarioToday at noon to talk about @CHCOntario and the mental health care crisis our kids are facing #kidsincrisis #kidscantwait 3/3
1/7 #KidsInCrisis @SeanFletcherTV @BBCPanorama presents a stark reality re access to #CAMHS MH services. We need early intervention & prevention models. But we also need to look at societal influences: poverty, need2achieve, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), austerity, media.
2/7 We are too quick with this population to jump to biological& neglect the psychosocial &political elements. CAMHS staff work hard and feel under pressure and when a system is under pressure and at breaking point - like any of us - it does it’s best to survive.
3/7 Survival means defend, close ranks - in this mode #CAMHS only has capacity for some ppl usually at the higher end of the ‘in need’ spectrum. They must decline others. Staff know this is horrible & hate it. Little reward & feeling failures = impacts own mental/physical health
