The report from Children’s Mental Health Ontario, released Monday by the association representing Ontario’s publicly funded child and youth mental health centres, says 28,000 children and youth are currently on wait lists for treatment across the province. He has also said the money will help cut wait times for youth who need treatment. Meanwhile on Friday, Sarah Cannon told a legislative finance committee holding pre-budget consultations in Niagara Falls, Ont., that spending on the mental health services should be needs-based. “That’s what it comes down to.”The executive director of mental health programs at SickKids and the SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health told pre-budget consultations at the legislature last week about increases in demand for that hospital’s services. Sign Up NowKarpoche has tabled a private members’ bill that, if passed, would cap wait times for children and youth mental health services at 30 days.

Source: thestar January 27, 2020 15:00 UTC