DARTMOUTH, N.S. --
Grade 12 student Gabrielle Caya says some days are harder than others and weeks feel like they're blending together, as she learns from home during Nova Scotia's third wave of the pandemic.
"Just yesterday and the day before, this is the third day now where I'm just so tired and drained," the 18-year-old explains. "I have no motivation to do anything."
Caya misses interacting with classmates and teachers in-person, or visiting friends and family.
The founder of Children First Canada, a charitable organization that strives to improve the health and well-being of children and youth across the country, is sounding the alarm on mental health challenges young people are facing during the pandemic.