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Myles Mattila - Co-Chair Youth Action Team PG - Media Release
Press Release - May 5th Prince George BC - Myles Mattila - Prince George Local Action Team - CYMSU Collaborative
May 2-8th is Canadian Mental Health Association’s 65th Annual Mental Health Week and the Canadian Mental Health Association is asking Canadians to GET LOUD for mental health.
Getting loud means speaking up to stop the discrimination and the stigma around mental illness. It means using your voice to raise awareness and build support. For someone at school. For someone on the team. For yourself.
This year, one of the ways the Canadian Mental Health Association is getting loud is by working with the Prince George Local Action Team for Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use to start a Youth Action Team. The Youth Action Team is ready GET LOUD about child and youth mental health in Prince George.
It is estimated that 12.6% or 84,000 children and youth age 4 to 17 in BC are experiencing mental disorders at any given time. Two thirds of these - 58,000 children and youth - are not receiving the level of services they need. Some of the barriers to getting help:
• Fear of stigma, or not wanting others to know
• Not understanding their symptoms or when to seek help
• Not knowing where to go for services or how to get there
The Youth Action Team will work to break down these barriers - to reduce stigma and grow community awareness of mental health and substance use issues affecting children and youth. The Youth Action Team will also serve as a collaborative group that is available to Prince George agencies and organizations who want to include youth perspectives on mental health initiatives and activities.
I’ve joined the Youth Action Team as a Co-chair to help make it easier for children and youth to get the mental health and substance use services and support they need. Join me. We need young people to GET LOUD for mental health. Because the louder we all get, the bigger difference we will make. And there’s a lot of difference to be made.
For more information about the Youth Action Team visit or call …(contact information pending)
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For more information about this Media statement please contact
Shari Wallace
Project Lead - Prince George Local Action Team
Myles Mattila - Co-Chair Youth Action Team PG - Media Release
Press Release - May 5th Prince George BC - Myles Mattila - Prince George Local Action Team - CYMSU Collaborative
May 2-8th is Canadian Mental Health Association’s 65th Annual Mental Health Week and the Canadian Mental Health Association is asking Canadians to GET LOUD for mental health.
Getting loud means speaking up to stop the discrimination and the stigma around mental illness. It means using your voice to raise awareness and build support. For someone at school. For someone on the team. For yourself.
This year, one of the ways the Canadian Mental Health Association is getting loud is by working with the Prince George Local Action Team for Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use to start a Youth Action Team. The Youth Action Team is ready GET LOUD about child and youth mental health in Prince George.
It is estimated that 12.6% or 84,000 children and youth age 4 to 17 in BC are experiencing mental disorders at any given time. Two thirds of these - 58,000 children and youth - are not receiving the level of services they need. Some of the barriers to getting help:
• Fear of stigma, or not wanting others to know
• Not understanding their symptoms or when to seek help
• Not knowing where to go for services or how to get there
The Youth Action Team will work to break down these barriers - to reduce stigma and grow community awareness of mental health and substance use issues affecting children and youth. The Youth Action Team will also serve as a collaborative group that is available to Prince George agencies and organizations who want to include youth perspectives on mental health initiatives and activities.
I’ve joined the Youth Action Team as a Co-chair to help make it easier for children and youth to get the mental health and substance use services and support they need. Join me. We need young people to GET LOUD for mental health. Because the louder we all get, the bigger difference we will make. And there’s a lot of difference to be made.
For more information about the Youth Action Team visit or call …(contact information pending)
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For more information about this Media statement please contact
Shari Wallace
Project Lead - Prince George Local Action Team