Suicide can result from many factors. Find out about the leading causes.
Learn about the range of signs that a child might be at risk of attempting suicide.
Learn how to protect your child if they have thoughts of suicide or self-harm.
Read about suicide and self-harm, including why these thoughts may occur, the signs and symptoms and how to find help.
Find out how to reduce the risk of suicide and self-harm by helping your child cope with difficult and overwhelming emotions.
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 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.
Discover the main symptoms of bipolar disorder and how they appear in children and teens.
A list of free mental health resources available to youth in Ontario who are 18 years of age or older.
Learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression, how they can impact your teen and how depression is diagnosed.
Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.
Learn how antidepressants treat the symptoms of depression.
Discover the main signs and symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children and teens.
Find out the main factors contributing to OCD, its key features, and what you can do to help your child.
Learn about the medications that can treat bipolar disorder, including their side effects and how your child will be monitored while they take them.
Learn about the causes of anxiety, how to tell if your child has an anxiety disorder and how best to respond.
Learn about the different types of bipolar disorder and how they differ from everyday mood swings.
Discover the causes and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and teens.
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.
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.
Resources for teens to help you support your mental health and general wellbeing. Learn how to keep yourself healthy mentally and physically, how to adjust to life with a chronic condition, the signs and symptoms of eating disorders and how to cope with trauma.
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.