Mother of teen who died by suicide after accessing mental health records calls for reform | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Brieanna Charlebois
Publication Date: November 27, 2025 - 14:28

Mother of teen who died by suicide after accessing mental health records calls for reform

November 27, 2025

Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request.

Just hours after reading the contents, which included doctors’ ponderings about a diagnosis, the 17-year-old took her own life. 



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