Cultivating a safe, supportive and inclusive community for youth to share, connect, inspire + support mental wellness.
“Connection gives purpose + meaning to our lives.”
“The Youth Matter team was so great with our students. The students were very engaged and interactive and had great feedback after. It was so awesome to have students asking questions and involved about talking about their mental wellness and mental health. We are very appreciative and supportive of the Youth Matter team and all of the projects they are doing.” - Carla Jule, Mental Health Counsellor
Our Vision + Values
To support and empower youth to become involved in speaking up and out about mental wellness.
To provide opportunities for healthy connections for youth to build confidence, self-awareness, and feel seen, heard and valued.
To help youth in building mental health maintenance plans to support life-long mental wellness.
“The Youth Matter team was very professional and was one of the best mental health school presentations that I have seen so far.” - Andrea Fafard, Teacher
Meet some of our team!
It’s important to get help if you or someone you know is going through a crisis or thinking about suicide.
NEED HELP IMMEDIATELY? Call 911 or
Text CONNECT to 686868 the Kid’s Help Phone or call 1-800-668-6868
Canada Suicide Prevention Service - 1-833-456-4566
What People Are Saying
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Thank you so much for organizing an amazing event! Our students and staff thought it was such a wonderful day. I loved that they had the opportunity to hear others’ stories, share their own, and learn strategies to help them deal with their mental health. We appreciate all the work that you, your sponsors, and crew put in to make it such a great event. We can't wait until next year! Great job, you should be proud!!
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— Carla Jule, School Counsellor
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YOUth Matter Symposium was an amazing opportunity for our youth to learn more about mindfulness and create an open discussion about mental health. I took my three oldest children, and I stayed and attended the keynote speakers and two of the breakout sessions with them. I am so glad that I did! I feel like I got as much out of the event as the kids did. Not only did my children and I acquire tools to help us with mental wellness, we also have been encouraged to keep the dialogue and discussion going at home. I cannot thank you enough for all of your work and effort to bring this event and opportunity together! One of my children summed up the day and all of the experiences so well to me on the way home from the event when he said, “If your generation can help give us the tools, then our generation will be able to build something.” We are already looking forward to attending again next year!
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— Lynn Roszell, parent