Critical Analytical Paper: A Current Canadian Community Health Issue

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Critical Analytical Paper: A Current Canadian Community Health Issue
Introduction
A high number of children in Canada suffer from mental health problems and both the causes and outcomes of these problems hinder child development and present the most serious obstacles for the achievement of their potential Waddell & Peters, 2007). As a result of their high prevalence and the fact that the disorders continue into the adult years, mental health disorders are the priority issue among contemporary Canadian children. As is observed among vulnerable populations, mental health problems are concentrated in communities marked by poverty and deprivation where the social environment is characterized by violence, high rates of morbidity and...

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