...Because Children's Mental Health is Everyone's Business

PCMH is a voluntary group of parents dedicated to helping families and improving mental health services in Ontario.

We are a non-profit, provincial, parent run organization that provides a voice for children and their families who face the challenges of mental health problems in Ontario. We work with the families, the general public, mental health professionals and agencies, and government to provide education, support and advocacy.

• Are you and your family dealing with a child experiencing emotional, psychological or social problems?
• Is your child dealing with depression, drug abuse, rages, destructive behaviour or suicidal thoughts?
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This Website is hosted by parents who have had or who are currently using the mental health services of Ontario.

 

Todays Parent - the largest Canadian Parent Magazine is hosting an online survey and will submit the results to the Mental Health Commission of Canada to give the family perspective on the needs of the child and youth mental health system.

Please take the time to visit this survey and fill it in:

www.todaysparent.com/mhsurvey

Celebrating the Work of Youth......

A poem by a youth - client of The George Hull Centre for Children and Families

On This Road

 

Walking alone on this road

trying to find home

so many mistakes I’ve made, so many prices I’ve paid

I look back into the past

at everything that I had

and I do regret the pain I’m in

SO many people are in and out of my life

not one has stayed

tell me you’re different, tell me you’re not the same

 

I cry on this road while I’m walking alone

because no one wants to be beside me in the end

is this what it is

do we call this the end

because I’ve been trying for way too long

and I don’t want to go on

 

Tell me things will get better

tell me it doesn’t get worse from here

I’m going back home to face my fears

been traveling so far for way too long

dropping my baggage

and singing my song

if I do better

will things seem more clear

I’ve been waiting a lifetime

for one perfect year

 

So stand by my side, walk this long road with me

I’m not in the mood to fight tonight

I just want to lay here and think of the past

think of a time when things weren’t so bad

when I could smile and thank God

for the life that he gave me because

that’s all that I really wanted

now

it’s too late to go back

all I need is to go forward

maybe fix my mistakes, return the things I’ve borrowed

give me that chance like you have done before because I’m way too

tired for tomorrow…

 

 

Thank you for sharing these inspirational words.......