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More than 7,000 young people in the Quebec City area to receive support through the 2nd Mental Health Investment Fund
More than 7,000 young people in the Quebec City area to receive support through the 2nd Mental He...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n More than 7,000 young people in the Quebec City area to receive support through the 2nd Mental Health Investment Fund\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n QUEBEC CITY, QC\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 9, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Bruno Marchand\n \n , Mayor of\n \n Quebec City\n \n , and\n \n Jacques Goulet\n \n , President, Sun Life Canada, are proud to announce today the four agencies that will benefit from the 2\n \n nd\n \n Mental Health Investment Fund.\n \n \n This Fund, announced at the\n \n Quebec City\n \n Mayor's Ball in\n \n December 2022\n \n , is\n \n $100,000\n \n over three years. Sun Life and\n \n Quebec City\n \n are contributing\n \n $75,000\n \n and\n \n $25,000\n \n , respectively.\n \n \n Managed by the Youth in Mind Foundation, the Fund will support agencies with mental health missions that complement the Foundation's activities:\n \n \n \n Treatment: improving health care access for vulnerable teens in the Capitale-Nationale region\n \n \n Screening: detecting early warning signs in high schools in\n \n Quebec City\n \n \n \n Raising awareness: delivering Youth in Mind Foundation's\n \n Mental Health Basics\n \n and\n \n Partners for life\n \n programs free of charge in\n \n Quebec City\n \n high schools\n \n \n \n Over the next three years, the Fund will provide outreach and support to more than 7,000 young people.\n \n \n \"When it comes to the mental health of our teenagers, we have a collective responsibility to take concrete action,\" said\n \n Quebec City\n \n Mayor\n \n Bruno Marchand\n \n . Psychological distress is the number one factor in school dropout rates, and 50 per cent of mental health problems begin before the age of 14. This fund gives organizations the means to act quickly and directly with teens—whether through prevention, awareness, or treatment initiatives—and ultimately change lives.\"\n \n \n \"The mental health crisis among teenagers across the country is particularly alarming,\" said\n \n Jacques Go...