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.
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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.
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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.
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.
- 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.
- Children and youth in Ontario
- Families of children and youth
- Schools and communities in Ontario
- 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.
- 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.
The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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