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Alberta is planning to announce a child mental health and wellness panel at noon Thursday.
Premier Jason Kenney made the announcement during a Facebook live Q and A Wednesday evening, saying the panel will be co-chaired by Calgary-South East MLA Matt Jones. The panel will look at how various COVID-19 public health measures have affected children throughout the pandemic.
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“This is actually (Jones’) brainchild, his idea, because of his concern, which we all share, about the mental health implications for children coping with all of this stress,” said Kenney. “Schools being open and then closed and economic pressure that their parents are living under, being detached from their friends and their broader families. We know that it’s had a real impact on children.”
Alberta preparing to announce child mental health and wellness panel
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