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Youth mental health
This page features info from Sunnybrook’s division of youth psychiatry
How to talk to children about a violent event: Q & A with Dr. Rachel Mitchell
After a violent event, it can be difficult to know how to approach the topic with your children. When is the appropriate time, and how can you talk...
Murad’s story: Breaking down stigma in mental health
My struggles with mental health began after I had just graduated from university. I was about to go to law school but had a year off in-between...
Supporting children and youth through the pandemic
Dr. Rachel Mitchell, child and adolescent psychiatrist, shares insight on how young people and families are coping during the pandemic.
Finding the confidence to be me: how talk therapy helped Cassie King manage bipolar disorder
“It’s the best I’ve been in a long time. I feel like things have just been coming into place,” says Cassie King.
Marking a milestone: 50 years of Sunnybrook’s Youth Psychiatry Division
It’s been just over 50 years (51, to be exact) since Sunnybrook became the first hospital in Toronto to offer psychiatric care for youth, and its...
How post-secondary students can manage back-to-class anxiety this fall
Many Ontario colleges and universities will be opening their doors to students this September, in person, for the first time since the onset of the...
Self-care tips and strategies for youth
Dr. Carolyn Boulos, youth psychologist at Sunnybrook, shares the “five-legged stool” approach she uses with her patients to encourage self-care and...
Family Navigation Project finds more youth reaching out for support during pandemic
Sunnybrook's Family Navigation Project is a free email and phone service that helps youth ages 13 to 26 years old with mental health and/or addiction...
Breaking new ground with the Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre
The new centre will bring disciplines across Sunnybrook together under one roof to tackle the most challenging neurological and mental illnesses of...