{"id":82878,"date":"2026-04-27T08:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=82878"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:21:39","slug":"light-up-green-for-childrens-mental-health-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/light-up-green-for-childrens-mental-health-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Up Green for Children&#8217;s Mental Health Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-at-08.20.53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-82879\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-at-08.20.53-300x295.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-at-08.20.53-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-at-08.20.53-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-27-at-08.20.53.png 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Children\u2019s Mental Health Week, May 4-10, is a time to come together as a community to support the well-being of our children and youth\u2014and this year, you can help make that support visible.<\/p>\n<p>Across Ontario, thousands of children and youth are waiting for access to mental health services, and many are facing increasing challenges at younger ages than ever before. Awareness and community connection play a critical role in reducing stigma and reminding young people that they are not alone.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re inviting businesses, organizations, and community members to Light It Up Green.<\/p>\n<p>Green is the official colour of Children\u2019s Mental Health Week\u2014a symbol of hope, growth, and resilience. When our community shows up in visible ways, it sparks important conversations, encourages help-seeking, and helps break down the stigma that too often surrounds mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can get involved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Illuminate your building or outdoor space with green lights<\/li>\n<li>Decorate windows, doors, or workspaces in green<\/li>\n<li>Wear green and encourage your team to join in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Share your photos on social media to inspire others using #KidsCantWait and #CMHW2026<\/p>\n<p>Every light turned green is a reminder to a child or youth that their community cares and that support is out there. Together, we can create a brighter, more supportive future\u2014because kids can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Children\u2019s Mental Health Week, please visit the Children\u2019s Mental Health Ontario website or the Canadian Mental Health Association website for information on adult mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children\u2019s Mental Health Week, May 4-10, is a time to come together as a community to support the well-being of our children and youth\u2014and this year, you can help make that support visible. Across Ontario, thousands of children and youth are waiting for access to mental health services, and many are facing increasing challenges at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 08:22:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82880,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82878\/revisions\/82880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}