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WHEREAS; Raising awareness about the importance of child and youth mental health is crucial to helping reduce stigma associated with accessing vital support.
WHEREAS; Ensuring that families know about the availability of free, accessible and inclusive child and youth mental health services and how to access them to help create healthy, thriving and connected communities that support personal growth and wellbeing.
WHEREAS; Providing early intervention and treatment for child and youth mental health is essential. All children, youth and their families in need of mental health supports must have access to services when and where they need them.
WHEREAS; The colour green is used to celebrate child and youth mental health as it represents hope, growth, and transformation.
THEREFORE, I, Mike Burkett, Mayor of the Township of Severn, do hereby proclaim May 1 to 7 as Children's Mental Health Week in Severn.
A list of local and Ontario mental health resources for parents and kids is available at: http://cmho.org/findhelp.