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Approximately 15% of Canadian youth are affected by mental disorders requiring treatment; however, only approximately 20% access specialty mental health care services (1). Nationally, child and youth mental health policies and plans are largely absent, and ones that are available do not meet benchmarks established by the WHO (2). In response, the Child and Youth Advisory Committee of the Mental Health Commission of Canada supported the development of a child and youth mental health framework for Canada, named the Evergreen Framework.

Evergreen is designed to act as a resource for provincial and territorial governments and institutions, and to assist them in the creation, implementation and review of mental health policies, plans, programs and services. Evergreen is not prescriptive. Rather, it provides an opportunity for policy makers, planners and providers to select among a variety of strategic …