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Suicide in children and teens: Overview

Suicide can result from many factors. Find out about the leading causes.

Suicide risk in children and teens: Signs and symptoms

​Learn about the range of signs that a child might be at risk of attempting suicide.

Suicide and self-harm prevention: How to protect your child

Learn how to protect your child if they have thoughts of suicide or self-harm.

Suicide and self-harm

Read about suicide and self-harm, including why these thoughts may occur, the signs and symptoms and how to find help.

Suicide and self-harm: Helping your child understand difficult emotions

Find out how to reduce the risk of suicide and self-harm by helping your child cope with difficult and overwhelming emotions.

Self-harm in children and teens: Overview

A child or teen may turn to self-harm as a way of responding to distress. Find out about the main causes and coping methods.

Depression: Overview

Depression is different from situational or short-term sadness. Learn about what causes depression, how common it is in children and teens, and what you can do to help your child.

Bipolar disorder: Signs and symptoms

​Discover the main symptoms of bipolar disorder and how they appear in children and teens.

Depression: Signs and symptoms

​Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, how they can impact your teen and how depression is diagnosed.

Emotional Well-being Tool Kit: Ages 18+

A list of free mental health resources available to youth in Ontario who are 18 years of age or older.

Depression and depressive disorders

Depression: Treatment with medications

Learn how antidepressants treat the symptoms of depression.

Physical activity: Guidelines for children and teens

Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.

ADHD: Signs and symptoms

Discover the main signs and symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children and teens.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): Overview

Find out the main factors contributing to OCD, its key features, and what you can do to help your child.

Bipolar disorder: Treatment with medications

​Learn about the medications that can treat bipolar disorder, including their side effects and how your child will be monitored while they take them.

Bipolar disorder: Overview

Learn about the different types of bipolar disorder and how they differ from everyday mood swings.

Anxiety: Overview

Learn about the causes of anxiety, how to tell if your child has an anxiety disorder and how best to respond.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Overview

Discover the causes and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and teens.

The future of cancer research

Find out what type of studies are being done around the world to improve treatments and therapies for cancer, including research on cancer in teens.

Trauma

The way someone reacts to and copes with a traumatic event varies from person to person. Learn about what causes trauma and when to see a health-care provider.

Mental health concerns after a transplant

Feeling good about yourself when you have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

COVID-19 and chronic pain in children and teens

Learn about how to help children and teens with chronic pain cope during the COVID-19 pandemic, and which medications are used to treat chronic pain.