WHEREAS, Because Mental Health Can’t Wait, raising awareness about the importance of accessing support for mental wellness is crucial for children, youth, their families, and caregivers; and
WHEREAS, Ensuring that everyone in our community knows about the availability of free, accessible and inclusive child and youth mental health services and how to access them helps to create healthy, thriving and connected communities that support personal growth and wellbeing; and
WHEREAS, Providing early intervention and treatment for child and youth mental health is essential. All children and youth, their families and caregivers in need of mental health supports must be able to access fully-funded and accredited services when and where they need them; and
WHEREAS, The colour green is used to celebrate child and youth mental health as it represents hope, growth, and transformation.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Yvonne Hamlin, Mayor of the Town of Collingwood,
DO HEREBY PROCLAIM May 6-12th, 2024, as “Children’s Mental Health Week” in the Town of Collingwood.
Dated this 6th day of May, 2024