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<blockquote data-quote="ColleenB" data-source="post: 711498" data-attributes="member: 19887"><p>As much as I support our universal health care, our mental health care in Canada is severely lacking. </p><p></p><p>I just finished reading an article by some parents from one of our "richer" provinces (I live in one of the "poor" ones) about the fact they have two teenage daughters, one with a rare form of cancer and one with mental illness. The article goes on to say they would pick cancer over mental illness if you can imagine... they said they can find little to NO treatment for their daughter who is mentally ill and they are more scared of losing her due to lack of any treatment centres or available hospital beds. This is a very serious problem here in Canada and our new prime minister promised more funding in this area. I am waiting to see anything real or tangible. </p><p></p><p>We have talked of our son going to another province for treatment, however, he is not as bad as he was, and would never make it past intake. His only real option at this point is counselling and that is what we are asking him to do. </p><p></p><p>My heart breaks for the youth and other people suffering who have no where to go or no family to support them. </p><p></p><p>Today was a good day. He stayed awake. He is telling us he plans on moving out as soon as he can. I hope he does, I want him to find his own way, and we are simply trying to give him support so that he can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ColleenB, post: 711498, member: 19887"] As much as I support our universal health care, our mental health care in Canada is severely lacking. I just finished reading an article by some parents from one of our "richer" provinces (I live in one of the "poor" ones) about the fact they have two teenage daughters, one with a rare form of cancer and one with mental illness. The article goes on to say they would pick cancer over mental illness if you can imagine... they said they can find little to NO treatment for their daughter who is mentally ill and they are more scared of losing her due to lack of any treatment centres or available hospital beds. This is a very serious problem here in Canada and our new prime minister promised more funding in this area. I am waiting to see anything real or tangible. We have talked of our son going to another province for treatment, however, he is not as bad as he was, and would never make it past intake. His only real option at this point is counselling and that is what we are asking him to do. My heart breaks for the youth and other people suffering who have no where to go or no family to support them. Today was a good day. He stayed awake. He is telling us he plans on moving out as soon as he can. I hope he does, I want him to find his own way, and we are simply trying to give him support so that he can. [/QUOTE]
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