The Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth has launched a second phase in its special project examining youth mental health in British Columbia. The second phase will focus on the development of solutions to enhance youth mental health services and outcomes.
The committee is holding public meetings with key service providers and stakeholders in spring 2015. Written submissions are also being accepted through the committee’s website for a four-month period. The committee is particularly interested in hearing from youth and families, government agencies, educators, health providers, community service providers and First Nations.
“The committee is seeking concrete and practical solutions for improving and integrating services for youth mental health,” said committee chair Jane Thornthwaite. “The consultations will provide an opportunity for key service providers and stakeholders to recommend enhancements in the areas of early intervention, assessment, treatment, and prevention.”
To make a written submission, or to learn more about the work of the committee, please visit: https://www.leg.bc.ca/
The call for public input closes on Friday, July 31, 2015.
The committee’s November 2014 interim report on youth mental health is available at: http://www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/
Jane Thornthwaite, MLA
North Vancouver Seymour
Parliamentary Secretary for Child Mental Health and Anti-Bullying
for the Minister of Children and Family Development
Cabinet Committee on Secure Tomorrow
Chair Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth
Select Standing Committee on Education & Crown Corporations
Constituency (P): 604 983 9852
Website: www.janethornthwaitemla.bc.ca
Twitter: @jthornthwaite
Facebook: Jane Thornthwaite
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