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Kathy Georgiades: Hamilton Public Health Services

Hamilton Public Health Services: Kathy Georgiades, a professor of psychiatry and behavioural neurosciences, presented the findings at a youth mental health conference at city hall on Tuesday, according to CBC. Source: Hamilton Public Health Services The healthy immigrant effect, where new immigrants are healthier than native-born Canadians, also appears to exist in the mental health of immigrant children, show preliminary findings of a study out of McMaster University. Warning signs of mental health problems in children and youth anxiety or fear that doesn't go away frequent crying and weepiness loss of interest in activities difficulty concentrating and loss of energy (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.