Government of Canada and partners establish a Canada-wide youth mental health network

Minister Carolyn Bennett announced an $18M investment in integrated youth services at the West Toronto Youth Hub. In the first phase, $1M will go towards building the foundation of the Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks (IYS-Net) which includes support for Foundry, YWHO, Aire ouverte and an Indigenous IYS drawn from ACCESS Open Minds’ Indigenous Council. Read the official press release here.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) highlighted Dr. Srividya Iyer's leadership in building a pan-Canadian network (ACCESS Open Minds) as well as her latest focus on Aire ouverte to provide equitable access to health system. Read more here. Dr. Christopher Mushquash, a co-principal investigator (along with Dr. Srividya Iyer for the project, "Developing context-specific and culturally relevant wise practices for transforming youth mental health services in Indigenous contexts”) was also highlighted in a recent article on his research to improve the lives of Indigenous youth across the country. Read more here.