Letter: local mental health advocate urges people to sign petition to House of Commons
Quesnel Cariboo ObserverSep 17, 2018
Editor,
I,
42nd
Initiated by
PETITION TO THE
Whereas:
• Mental health affects all Canadians at some time in their lives, possibly through a family member, or friend;
• In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experience a mental health illness or addiction problem. By the time Canadians reach 40 years of age, 1 in 2 have - or have had - a mental illness;
• Almost 1 in 10 adults will have gone through a major depression at some point in their lives, and the total number of 12-19 year olds in
• Canadian youth who experience early adversity such as childhood trauma, are more likely to develop mental health problems of all severity;
• An estimated 1.2 million children and youth in
• Among Canadians aged 15 to 24 years old, suicide is the second leading cause of death. Within indigenous communities, the suicide rate is 5 to 7 times higher than the broader Canadian average; and
• World Mental Health Day is observed on
We, the undersigned, Citizens of
Sponsor -
Open for signature:
Closed for signature: