Friday, May 13, 2011

Mental Health issues in schools

A youth panel provided their thoughts on mental health issues in area schools recently.  Keynote speaker Dr. Michael Stambrook stressed the importance of early detection of mental health illnesses. Stambrook says teachers must have their eyes more wide open to identify students at risk and provide referral to Mental Health Agencies. He stresses that Northwestern Ontario has a significant proportion of children who are affected by parental substance abuse.