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Alicia Raimundo has been a mental health advocate since she was 13.  She knows she came perilously close to being part of Canada's grim suicide statistics.  Ten years later, she spends her days finishing her undergrad degree in psychology, while volunteering at half a dozen mental health related causes.
 She nails it!

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Research Finds Opportunity in Health Care System to Reach Out to Youth  Contemplating Suicide

More than 80% of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the  year before their death, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.  Read More.  

Screen-addicted Children May Have Newest Mental Illness

Children addicted to using electronic devices 24/7 will be diagnosed with a serious mental illness if a new addiction, included as "internet-use disorder" in a worldwide psychiatric manual, is confirmed by further research.

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A revolutionary anti-abuse ad with a hidden message only children can see!

Churchgoing Helps Youth Battle Depression, Says New Study

A little religion could go a long way in helping adolescents cope with depression, according to a new groundbreaking Canadian study.

Early Child Education:  The Economic Case for Investment

Investment in early education for disadvantaged children is one policy decision for which a moral argument can be made.  Another perspective comes from economists such as James Heckman, who focus on how such investments can increase equity and are good for the overall economy.

11 Year Old Boys Play Heavy Metal Music

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