Youth - SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING https://www.solutionsforliving.ca Hope. Empower. Succeed Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:59:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Technology and Anxiety https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/06/technology-and-anxiety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technology-and-anxiety Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:30:11 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=18047 Guest Blogger:  Susan Wang, MSc (OT) Technology has increased access to information, entertainment, and connection with others.  However, it is not without consequences. With the rise of social media and the prevalence of smartphones, people are spending more and more of their lives looking at screens. Teenagers and young adults are particularly susceptible to the […]

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]]> Mental Health Services for Youth https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/10/mental-health-services-for-youth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mental-health-services-for-youth Mon, 07 Oct 2019 11:30:58 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16966 Nicole Kelday, Student Occupational Therapist (University of Toronto) Cowritten by:  Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology)   It is staggering to realize that 39% of Ontario high school students show active symptoms of anxiety and depression. And while there are a multitude of resources available to help students that may require mental […]

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]]> A Space for Young People Living with Terminal Illness https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/04/a-space-for-young-people-living-with-terminal-illness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-space-for-young-people-living-with-terminal-illness Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:30:01 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16505 A new website, livingoutloud.life, provides a safe and welcoming space for terminally ill teens and young adults and their families to connect, share stories, support each other, find resources and more.  Learn more about this initiative of the Canadian Virtual Hospice in the following article care of CBC News. CBC News:  ‘My entire life has flipped’: […]

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