Here are several red flags that your child could be suffering from a mental health issue:

• Significant changes in personality, behaviour, or mood
• Alterations in eating patterns
• Reduction in weight
• Inability to concentrate
• Alterations in academic performance
• Skipping or not attending school
• Grief that doesn’t go away for at least two weeks
• Removing oneself from or avoiding social situations
• Temper tantrums or excessive irritation
• Inability to fall asleep
• Often having headaches or stomach-aches
• Uncontrollable conduct that may be detrimental
• Injuring oneself or discussing self-harm
• Speaking about suicide or death