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Shaping A Mental Health Curriculum For Canada's Teacher Education Programs: Rationale And Brief Overview, Susan Rodger, Kathryn Hibbert, Alan W. Leschied Dr., Laurel E. Pickel, Magdelena Stepien, Melanie-Anne Atkins, Adam Koenig, Jessica A. Woods, Matthew R. J. Vandermeer Jan 2014

Shaping A Mental Health Curriculum For Canada's Teacher Education Programs: Rationale And Brief Overview, Susan Rodger, Kathryn Hibbert, Alan W. Leschied Dr., Laurel E. Pickel, Magdelena Stepien, Melanie-Anne Atkins, Adam Koenig, Jessica A. Woods, Matthew R. J. Vandermeer

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It is a well-known and accepted statistic that one in five Canadian children will experience a significant mental health challenge prior to their 18th birthday; this is a conservative estimate given the many who suffer ‘under the radar’ with transient sadness, depression, and anxiety (Flett & Hewitt, 2013). And if we have yet to be sensitized to this critical period of childhood and adolescence, longitudinal studies indicate that 70% of adults who experience an emotional disorder report having their first onset episode prior to the age of 18 (Kessler et al., 2009).