Welcome to our inaugural episode!

While we are emerging from the global pandemic which was COVID-19, it is important to reflect on the consequences of what happened.  A lot of concern circulated about what the effects of the lockdowns and social distancing would have on our collective mental health.  However few people actually examined what the effects of such prolonged isolation would have on the development of our youth.

Hope and Me - MDAO is a not for profit which launched the website changingmindswithyouth.ca to help young people navigate their own mental health concerns.  This podcast is a resource to provide insight and information for youth who struggled with the isolation and lost of connection during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Throughout these six episodes our hosts Winnie Diverlus and Camila Cortes will take you through the lessons learned from this unprecedented moment in history from peers, as well as how professional mental health workers approached the crisis and what resources Hope and Me - MDAO can provide to help youth work through their own mental health.

Winnie Diverlus is a Child Development Strategist, Educator, and Program Facilitator

Camila Cortes is a registered Social Worker, Community Advocate and Program Facilitator.

This podcast is made possible by:

Hope and Me - Mood Disorders Association of Ontario and their website Changingmindswithyouth.ca

and

The Ontario Trillium Foundation

Production services provided by Joel MacLeod

Music by Roman Kostiuk - Licensed from Pixabay