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A place to create. Youth Wellness Centre mural allows Hamilton youth to be seen

Youth Wellness Centre clients Megan and Farhana pose in front of the Centre’s new mural   Hamilton’s James St. S. just got a lot brighter. Among the blocks of old buildings, office towers and construction, the colourful front window of St. Joe’s Youth Wellness Centre (YWC) stands out.  It wasn’t always this way. The building is… Continue reading A place to create. Youth Wellness Centre mural allows Hamilton youth to be seen

Providing culturally responsive mental health care to BIPOC youth

Jaleesa Bygrave recalls sitting in her high school guidance counsellor’s office and being told “university just isn’t for you,” a message she discovered was also delivered to other racialized students in her school. It was this experience, paired with her father’s encouragement to prove the guidance counsellor wrong, that propelled Jaleesa to do just that,… Continue reading Providing culturally responsive mental health care to BIPOC youth

$300,000 Donation from RBC Helps Hamilton’s Youth to Navigate the Mental Health Care System

Meet Jackie Hames. She’s a Transition Coach at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Youth Wellness Centre (YWC). The YWC is on the second floor of the historic Pigott Building in Hamilton’s downtown core. Bright, accessible, and inclusive, it’s a space where youth aged 17 to 25 can seek support for mental health or substance use issues,… Continue reading $300,000 Donation from RBC Helps Hamilton’s Youth to Navigate the Mental Health Care System
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