Schools Are an Essential Service and Must Be Reopened for Ontario’s
Ontario pediatricians are witnessing first-hand the effect of school closures on children and youth. The closures are having a major immediate effect on the emotional functioning and physical health of children and families. Paediatricians are seeing a sharp increase in suicidal attempts, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, overdoses, eating disorders, obesity, and late presentation of a host of medical conditions in patients.
Full news: Schools Are an Essential Service and Must Be Reopened for Ontario’s Future
