In September, the Hon. John Baird, Minister of Community and Social Services, confirmed that children s mental health is a priority for this government. Crisis Response Children in emotional or mental health crisis no longer have the ability to cope. Family life is disrupted and parents feel they have failed. Without immediate intervention, a desperate situation worsens.
Crisis response can save families.
It is immediate and close by, accessible to children, youth and their families and is available 24 hours a day. Intensive Service Children and youth with severe and complex difficulties do not respond to brief intervention. For many, the programs available within current resources are inadequate. Children s Mental Health Ontario has proposed to this government a specialized program aimed at higher risk children and youth in areas where the need is documented. Children s mental health problems have long-term effects, but treatment works Recently, we have heard horror stories about children who are the perpetrators and the victims of extraordinary violence.