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Mental Health Linked to Youth Violence

A landmark "Roots of Youth Violence" study that was conducted in Ontario, Canada, found that mental health issues affect youth violence far more than most people realize.
"'Folks are saying, "The young kids are just hyperactive and they need some more exercise." But many of them are traumatized...' [said Alvin Curling]."
Curling and his associate, retired Ontario chief justice Roy McMurtry, submitted 29 recommendations - many of them having to do with mental health issues - along with their report. Source: The Toronto Star

Labels: violence, mental_health

Posted By: Aspen Education Group