Report finds Indigenous youth need better access to mental health support

The report highlights the need for mental wellness systems to incorporate Indigenous ways of healing and accelerate the accreditation and registration of Indigenous mental wellness practitioners. Timely access to responsive mental wellness supports was identified as a significant barrier Indigenous Peoples face. Indigenous youth identified access to care in rural and remote communities as a barrier that can result in more harm and even loss of life. Administrative barriers to accessing care and social stigma are also deterrents to Indigenous Peoples seeking mental wellness care.
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