PCMH - About PCMH

Parents for Children’s Mental Health

Mission statement: “To Advocate, To Educate and To Support.”

Parents for Children’s Mental Health is a non-profit, provincial, parent run organization that provides a voice for children and their families who face the challenges of mental health problems in Ontario. We work with the families, the general public, mental health professionals and agencies, and government to provide education, support and advocacy.

Our Goals

To advance the unique needs of children with emotional and behavioural disorders and their families
To dissolve the stigma attached to children’s mental illness
To advocate for research, prevention, early intervention, family support, education and other services needed by these children and their families
To work with mental health agencies and government to ensure that children with emotional and behavioural disorders have access to community-based services to help them reach their full potential

Our History

In 1989, a task force was established to explore the formation of a provincial parents association
In 1994, parents from local parent associations and groups decided it was time for a collective voice
On December 2, 1994, our association was inaugurated and our first board of directors were elected
On June 4, 2002 a name change was officially adopted to be “Parents for Children’s Mental Health” (PCMH)

Mood Disorders Association of Ontario

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Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System of the London Family Court Clinic

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Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office

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Canadian Health Network

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Focus Adolescent Services

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Parents for Children’s Mental Health provides advocacy, education, and peer support for parents with children who have mental health problems. It does not provide assessment, diagnosis or any form of clinical services.