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YES President & CEO Talks Mental Health and How YES Helps Youth

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YES President & CEO Talks Mental Health and How YES Helps Youth

YES President & CEO Talks Mental Health and How YES Helps Youth

The Toronto Observer discusses how helping Canadians with mental health must become a priority.  Speaking with several experts including YES CEO Timothy Lang, Lang points out how YES is Canada’s leader in helping youth with mental health issues job train and find employment.  Employment is critical to helping people have a sense of purpose, self-worth and dignity.  Lang tells the Observer how YES is now speaking to and helping businesses across Canada understand the benefits of hiring people with mental health:  with sometimes only small accommodations they become long-tem productive employees and businesses can truly help change lives.

Link to article:  https://torontoobserver.ca/2023/04/23/mental-health-youth/