When we talk about mental health in Canada, the general numbers often hide a much deeper crisis. National data shows that roughly 26% of all Canadian youth rate their mental health as “fair” or “poor”. However, for Black youth, this reality is significantly more severe. According to a recent survey conducted by Future Black Female, an Ontario-based nonprofit championing better mental health care for young Black women and girls, a staggering 58.5% of Black youth have struggled with mental health issues lasting longer than three months—a rate more than double the national average. For young Black women and non-binary individuals,…
