==> In the province of Ontario, thousands of children participate in programs in children's
mental health centres each year and many of them have urgent and serious problems
==>
Reach Out Centre for Kids
works with over 3,500 children and youth annually
==> About 530,000
children (under 19 years old) have a mental health disorder in Ontario
==> For half of Canadians affected by depression,
symptoms start before age 20; the average age for the onset of anxiety disorders among Canadians is 12
years old (Children’s Mental Health Ontario, 2005-2006)
