Note: Story contains mention of suicide.
New data shows The Grove Youth Wellness Hub in Palmerston is the busiest hub in the province.
In a presentation to Minto Council, Tiffany Fagan, team lead for the Grove, explained that of the 110,000 visits to provincial youth wellness hubs last year, over 32,000 were to the local hubs with 12,000 to The Grove hub in Palmerston alone.
Youth visits are up 30 per cent year-over-year. Youth accessing the site report a 41.5 per cent increase in mental health. The data shows a reduction of 34 per cent when it comes to suicidal ideation, a drop of 14 per cent in anxiety, 13 per cent drop in depression and 6.5 per cent drop in psychological distress.
The Grove now sees between 70 to 100 youth every day. Youth have access to a nurse practitioner and counselling and are even served lunch.
