Mental Health Disorders in Children and Youth It estimated that nearly 1 in 5 Ontario children under the age of 19 experiences a mental, emotional or behavioural disorder that is severe enough to seriously affect their daily functioning at home, school or within the community1. The good news is that early diagnosis and treatment lead to better outcomes for children later in life. Some of the more common mental health disorders affecting children and youth are listed below. Click … [Read more...]
Children’s Mental Health Matters, Take Action!
February 19, 2015 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: CANADIAN, CHILDCARE, WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES Tagged With: (including Depression, A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, ADHD, anxiety disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Behaviour Disorders, Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression), children, Children's Mental Health Matters, Conduct Disorder (CD), depression, eating disorders, Identifying the Signs, IWD2015, kids, mental health, mental illness, Mood Disorders, ODD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, parenting, Parents, schizophrenia, Substance Abuse, SUICIDE, Take Action, TEENS, Tourette Syndrome
Stigma and Violence, Isn’t It Time to Connect the Dots?
October 23, 2014 by Team Celebration
Violence - The Canadian Mental Health Association In today’s media reports about mental illness, there is a tendency to emphasize a supposed link between violence and mental illness. News stories regularly suggest that there is a strong connection between mental illness and crime. But the majority of people who are violent do not suffer from mental illnesses. In fact, people with a mental illness are more likely to be the victims, rather than the perpetrators of violence. In this section, … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CANADIAN, CHILDCARE, Contributors, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, PSYCHOLOGY, RECOVERY, Uncategorized Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, ADHD, aspergers syndrome, autism, Bipolar Disorder, borderline personality disorder, Dr. Livingston, Isn’t It Time to Connect the Dots?, mental health, mental illness, OBD, OCD, ODD, Stigma and Violence
Celebrating Behaviour Strats, Marnee Buckles
October 22, 2014 by Team Celebration
Are you working with a difficult child with or without a diagnosis? Are you waiting for an assessment but need help immediately to work with the difficult child in your life? Are you overwhelmed with the number of strategies you have researched and don’t know where to turn next? Marnee, the Behaviour Interventionist on our team, has worked for over 30 years in education, and is trained in instructing Crisis Prevention Intervention. She has delivered workshops to staff and developed … [Read more...]
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