Optimizing the transition between child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
and adult mental health services (AMHS) is a priority for healthcare systems. The purpose of …

Although youth participation is oft-acknowledged as underpinning mental health policy and
service reform, little robust evidence exists about the participation of children and youth in …

Background Youth with concurrent substance use and mental health concerns have diverse
psychosocial needs and may present to a multitude of clinical and social service sectors. By …

When the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released its
seminal 2006 report Out of the Shadows at Last, 1 one sentence, perhaps somewhat lost in …

The need to effectively address the mental health needs of young people in a school setting
is complex and requires formally historically separate domains, such as education, public …

Evergreen is Canada's first official national mental health framework for children that was
developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada in 2010. The program is primarily …

Background The mental health of children/young people is a growing concern
internationally. Numerous reports and reviews have consistently described United Kingdom …

Violence exposure is a serious public health concern for adolescents in schools today.
Violence exposure can be quite severe and frequent with multiple acts of indirect and direct …

National frameworks are often put forward as a tool for local policy development, but little is
known about their effectiveness. In this case study, the usefulness of Canada's Evergreen …

As national system-and research-agendas invest heavily in the improvement of youth mental
health services delivery, the discursive and policy impetus for the inclusion of youth as …