Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform

VANCOUVER — 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.It was March 30, 2023. Since Maya's death, her mother, Hilary Cassady, has become an advocate for youth mental health, raising flags about young people using FOIs to access their charts &mda