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Bill 48 explained in plain English

Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness Act, 2010

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 48
Full title
Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness Act, 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 3, 2010

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
May 3, 2010
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 48 of 2010, the Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness Act, proclaims the Friday of the first full week of May each year as Child and Youth Mental Health Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This Ontario bill proclaims a specific day each year to raise awareness about mental health issues affecting children and youth. It designates Friday, May 7, 2010, as the first Child and Youth Mental Health Day, and in subsequent years, the Friday of the first full week of May will be recognized as this day. The bill aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental health conditions and encourage those affected.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims Friday, May 7, 2010, as Child and Youth Mental Health Day.
  • In years after 2010, proclaims the Friday of the first full week of May as Child and Youth Mental Health Day.
  • Defines the first full week of May as the week beginning on the first Sunday in May.
  • Establishes the short title of the Act as the Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness Act, 2010.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Children and youth in Ontario
  • Families of children and youth
  • Schools and communities in Ontario
Important Dates
  • Friday, May 7, 2010 (first Child and Youth Mental Health Day)
  • The Friday of the first full week of May in each subsequent year
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not outline specific activities or events that must occur on Child and Youth Mental Health Day.
  • The bill does not specify which government ministry or agency is responsible for promoting or organizing events related to Child and Youth Mental Health Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement of the Child and Youth Mental Health Awareness Act, 2010
commencement

The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 3, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Andrea Horwath
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced