Ontario has one psychiatrist for every 32,000 young people. – CMA Journal, 173(5) (2005)

Most children who suffer from depression also have another mental disorder. – Report on Mental Health (U.S. Surgeon General)

The average length of a depressive episode is seven-to-nine months. – Report on Mental Health (U.S. Surgeon General)

Children’s mental health services are “the most-neglected piece” of Canada’s health-care system. – Senator Michael Kirby in “Children’s mental health services neglected” (CMA Journal, 173(5) 2005)

One-in-10 people with anorexia die as a result of the illness. – “Adolescence: A time that matters” (UNICEF, 2002)

Girls are 10 times more likely to develop an eating disorder than boys. – “Adolescence: A time that matters” (UNICEF, 2002)

Conduct disorder can bring about trouble at school, substance abuse, anxiety, depression and suicide. – “Briefing: Mental health of children and adolescents” (European Ministerial Conference on Mental Health, World Health Organization, 2005)

Immigration, migration, changes in family structure … all impact child and adolescent mental health. – “Briefing: Mental health of children and adolescents” (European Ministerial Conference on Mental Health, World Health Organization, 2005)

Depression is affecting younger and younger people. – “The Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies” (Yale University Press, 2000)

The onset of most mental illnesses occurs in adolescence or early adulthood. – Public Health Agency of Canada