Improving Child and Youth Mental Health Care

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mental health
children and youth
transition
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In 2014, Doctors of BC published our policy paper Reaching Out: Supporting Youth Mental Health in British Columbia. Our new policy statement builds on that paper and calls for re-evaluating the current structure of the mental health system and developing concrete and tangible steps to improve care and access for children and youth.

Reaching Out: Supporting Youth Mental Health in British Columbia

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mental health
youth
substance use
addictions
transition
Doctors of BC Position: In order to address the unique challenges related to youth mental health Doctors of BC recommends increasing awareness of available youth-related mental health resources, involving family physicians in helping youth with mental health concerns, and collaboration by key stakeholders to improve capacity and accessibility of mental health services.