According to people on the front lines, the overuse of mental health services in the Ottawa region extends to both hospitals and community clinics, and the issue is not solely related to COVID-19
According to David Murphy, head of mental health, the inpatient facilities at CHEO, the children’s hospital in eastern Ontario, were completely full as of Friday
Murphy claimed that despite this, COVID-19 has increased the prevalence of eating disorders while also making symptoms worse in young people who may have been improving before the epidemic.
He claimed that spending money on things like family therapy, counseling, psychotherapy, and crisis services would greatly ease the pressure CHEO has been under for years