Breaking the silence

One of the group members from my facebook group directed my attention to this great series in the Niagara Falls Review entitled Breaking the Silence by Alison Langley.

Second in a five-part series on Niagara Child and Youth Services, the primary provider of children’s mental health services in Niagara.

Wednesday’s story looks into treatment programs that assist children who are no longer able to function at school or in the family home.

A St. Catharines mother whose son attends the day treatment program recently formed a support group for parents of children with bipolar disorder.

COPE Niagara meets every month. For further information send an email inquiry to cope.niagara@yahoo.ca.

The blackboard at the front of the classroom is covered with chalk scribbles. A row of computers hum nearby.

The classroom is empty. The children are in the nearby gymnasium.

The squeak of sneakers on the hardwood floor echoes down the hallway.

It is a scenario that plays out at elementary schools across Niagara on any given day.

But this isn’t your typical school. And, these aren’t your typical youngsters.

Some of the students are verbally and physically aggressive.

One Response to Breaking the silence

  1. panic attacks children…

    Great panic attacks children stuff here….

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