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Kids in Crisis Tyler OLSEN
MISSION RECORD
Two-thirds of children with mental disorders don’t get special help
In 2008, the province was told it had “miles to go” to address mental health issues in children. Seven years later, 69 per cent of children with mental disorders – more than 50,000 kids – still do not receive specialized services. The government says progress is being made, with 5,000 more children getting help. But while that number has increased, The Record has found that the agency tasked with treating such kids employs fewer nurses and psychologists than it did in 2008. Similarly, over the last seven years, provincial spending on Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) services has failed to keep up with inflation, much less the number of clients. This comes despite repeated pleas – from parents, from the province’s Representative for Children and Youth, and last November from the BC Liberal-chaired Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth – for the government to make youth mental health a priority. That has left service providers doing their best to treat a growing clientele with funding that hasn’t seen a substantial boost in years. As the executive director of the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre (FVCDC), Karen McLean oversees a team that provides support to children with developmental and behavioural disorders – including ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) and Anxiety Disorder. McLean said her organization has been receiving more referrals in recent years – often from schools. McLean says the CYMH front-line staff do great work in assisting families, but there have been no appreciable hikes in funding for FVCDC programs for some time. Asked when funding last increased, a long pause follows. “It’s been probably seven or eight years.” TTT In 2003, the province created a special plan it CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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