Inspiring Healthy Futures (IHF) commissioned a new poll conducted by Abacus Data to better understand the experiences of children, youth, and families during COVID-19. The results, while bleak, present a clear call to action for IHF moving forward. 79 per cent of parents would like to see a variety of policy solutions to address child and youth mental health and well-being. Other stark polling results include:
62 per cent of parents say the pandemic has exacerbated mental health challenges for their children.
61 per cent of parents expect residual effects of the pandemic to impact their children’s mental health, even after it ends.
48 per cent of parents say it has even introduced new mental health challenges where none previously existed.
Only 25 per cent of parents say they have received adequate support from governments during the pandemic.
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See the full polling data here.
The Sandbox Project and the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health are proud to be Champions of the Inspiring Healthy Futures initiative.