The Abbotsford school district and Abbotsford Child and Youth Mental Health are hosting an inter-agency forum on mental health services for youth later this month.
The event will hope to address the strengths and weaknesses of current mental health services for youth in the community.
The forum will be facilitated by Trinity Western University instructor Jennifer Mervyn, with guests including a parent and her son, who will speak about the son’s mental health challenges.
The forum, to be held May 27 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Cascade Community Church, will be followed by a follow-up session in the fall when an action plan will be developed.
In January, a provincial committee issued 23 recommendations to strengthen child and youth mental health services in the province following two years of work and complaints that the system consistently fails parents.