The Granville Youth Health Centre offers a wide range of support, including primary care, mental health care, psychiatric assessment, counselling, independent living skills programs, and housing support for people 24 years old and under
At 23, Alex Mann-Kuefler dropped out of college and ended up in the Downtown Eastside. Beset by addiction and undiagnosed mental health issues, he stayed in a squalid SRO hotel for six months until a St. Paul’s Hospital psychiatrist with the Inner City Youth team knocked on his door.
“I didn’t have insight into my own illness,” said Mann-Kuefler, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. “But when I did find help, it changed my life and it allowed me to go back to a great quality of life again.” Read the rest of this story and watch video at The Province…
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