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The Kids Therapy Center focuses on mental health of rural ch...

UNDERWOOD Some might look at it as playing in a sand box, but at The Kids Therapy Center, it is a form of exercising mental health. Sand tray therapy is one of the many forms of therapy that can be found at The Kids Therapy Center, which [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Kids' weight, mental-health issues still priorities

Obesity and mental-health issues among schoolchildren continue to be the focus of initiatives to promote an all-rounded education system here. And efforts by the Ministry of Education (MOE), such as increasing physical-education (PE) curr [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental health services to be centralized

Windsor should soon have a one-stop shop for school-aged children's mental health services. Windsor Regional Hospital will integrate its Regional Children's Centre with Glengarda Child & Family Services to better care for youngste [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Children’s mental health program expands

Point in Time is continuing to help deal with children's mental health issues with an expansion of programming. The child and youth services provider rolled out a program called Working Together for Kids' Mental Health last year a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Building mental health wellness in our children

We've all heard about the mind/body connection. Psychiatrist Dr. Chris Wilkes likes to put a finer point on it. "There is no health without mental health," Wilkes says, explaining that it is profoundly connected to our physi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental health given two boosts

New funding and the recent recruitment of a child psychiatrist to the area are being hailed as good news for young people who need the support of local mental health care services. The Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth has just be [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids' mental-health requests soar

The number of children seeking intensive, in-home mental-health services in Virginia more than doubled in June, just before new state requirements took effect to better screen who really needs the help. The rush for state approval of t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids & Technology: The Developmental Health Debate

How much screen time is appropriate for children? Should young kids be exposed to tech for any extended periods of time? The developmental debate has raged for decades, only to be reignited by the latest waves of iPads and social media. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Dan River Region ranks low in kids' mental health services

A children’s advocacy group is calling on Virginia lawmakers to address deficiencies in the state’s services for children with mental health disorders. Voices for Virginia’s Children is asking legislators and the gove [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Be aware of children's mental health

Every Leadership Tri-Cities class completes a community project, providing some lasting benefit to a worthy cause. Besides helping make the Tri-Cities a better place, the experience teaches class members about service and teamwork. Thi [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Alberta teachers raise awareness of children's mental health

Teachers across the province are teaming up with the Canadian Mental Health Association and Global TV to raise awareness of children's mental health and to fight the stigma associated with mental illness. 15 per cent of Canadian [...]

Posted On : May, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

National Children's Mental Health Day Teaches Lessons in Res...

Resilience was the theme when the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) held its Sixth Annual National Children's Mental Health Day Tuesday. ABC News spoke with Kathryn Powers, director of the agency [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Exercise Key to Children’s Mental Health

According to a new study published in Health Psychology, a regular exercise plan goes a long way in improving a child's ability to think and plan.In this recent study, researchers examined 171 overweight children between the ages of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Exercise benefits overweight kids' mental health

Regular exercise is not just good for an overweight child's physical health, it also improves their ability to think, plan and do maths, the results of a new study indicate. US researchers looked at 171 overweight children who were a [...]