More than 5,800 Canadian children and youth have died by suicide during the past 13 years, some as young as 8, according to data compiled by the Ryerson School of Journalism in Toronto.
Since 2007 emergency department mental health visits for patients aged 5 to 24 have increased by 66 per-cent. One in 12 was given mood/anxiety or antipsychotic medication. Hospitalizations due to intentional self-harm increased by 102 per-cent for girls aged 10 to 17 between 2009 and 2014, which was 4 times higher than boys.
Nobody seems to know what’s causing this, though bullying is a definite factor, which has increased through social media — in other words through one click of the button.
As for prevention, Kimberly Moran, the head of Children’s Mental Health Ontario said, ”There needs to be counselling and therapy for moderate mental health issues as well as specialized mental health services for those who may be suicidal and require 24/7 intensive treatment”, which may be alright as far as it goes but doesn’t go nearly far enough.
An economic system which doesn’t cause people to have severe mental health problems would be a better answer.
Since 2007 emergency department mental health visits for patients aged 5 to 24 have increased by 66 per-cent. One in 12 was given mood/anxiety or antipsychotic medication. Hospitalizations due to intentional self-harm increased by 102 per-cent for girls aged 10 to 17 between 2009 and 2014, which was 4 times higher than boys.
Nobody seems to know what’s causing this, though bullying is a definite factor, which has increased through social media — in other words through one click of the button.
As for prevention, Kimberly Moran, the head of Children’s Mental Health Ontario said, ”There needs to be counselling and therapy for moderate mental health issues as well as specialized mental health services for those who may be suicidal and require 24/7 intensive treatment”, which may be alright as far as it goes but doesn’t go nearly far enough.
An economic system which doesn’t cause people to have severe mental health problems would be a better answer.
For socialism,
Steve, Mehmet, John & contributing members of the SPC
Steve, Mehmet, John & contributing members of the SPC
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