Connecting More People in Thunder Bay to Mental Health Care

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THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in the Thunder Bay region to connect to high-quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction support services by building a new emergency mental health and addictions assessment and observation area at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. “Our government is making record investments to connect more people …

Ontario Connecting More People in Burlington to Mental Health Care

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BURLINGTON — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people in the Burlington region to connect to high quality, comprehensive mental health and addiction support services closer to home by building a new mental health unit at the Joseph Brant Hospital. “This new mental health unit will complement the incredible work Joseph Brant’s hardworking doctors, nurses and …

Ontario Expanding Access to Mental Health Services

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TORONTO — The Ontario government is partnering with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to expand access to the provincial Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) program. The expanded EPI program will connect more people aged 14 to 35 who are experiencing early phase psychosis to the care they need, when they need it. “Our government is taking action to improve access to …

Making It Easier for Youth in Oxford County to Connect to Mental Health Services

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New Youth Wellness Hub will provide support closer to home WOODSTOCK — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use services by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub to serve Oxford County. This is one of 10 new hubs the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs bringing the …

Governments Expanding Mental Health Supports for Farm Workers

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TORONTO – The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $538,000 through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to expand the Farmer Wellness Initiative to Ontario farm workers. Of that total, nearly $178,000 will be dedicated to supporting the delivery of services in Spanish. Delivered by Agriculture Wellness Ontario, a suite of free programming managed by the …

Connecting More People to Mental Health, Supportive Housing Services in Guelph

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GUELPH — The Ontario government is investing $9 million to connect more than 100 additional people in Guelph and Wellington areas to supportive housing and the high-quality, comprehensive mental health and addictions support services they need, close to home. “Through our government’s 2024 Budget, we are continuing to make bold, innovative changes to support our most vulnerable with more access to …

Connecting Youth in Thunder Bay to Mental Health Services

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THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use services by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub to serve Thunder Bay and surrounding areas. This is one of 10 new hubs the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs already opened since 2020, bringing the total …

Connecting Youth in Peel Region to Mental Health Services

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BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use services by launching a new Youth Wellness Hub in Brampton to serve Peel Region. This is one of the 10 new hubs that the government is adding to the network of 22 hubs already opened since 2020, bringing the total …

Mobile Mental Health Services in Thunder Bay

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THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing more than $2.7 million over three years to launch a new mobile crisis response team in Thunder Bay to make it easier and more convenient for people experiencing homelessness or mental health and addictions crisis to get the support they need. This is one of three innovative pilot programs the government is …

Improving Mental Health Care for Postsecondary Students

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TORONTO – The Ontario government is supporting students by investing $5 million towards mental health and addictions services in primary care across 10 postsecondary institutions in the province. Mental health projects will provide learners in underserved communities in northeastern, eastern and south-central Ontario with care from trained mental health professionals. “This is Mental Health Week in Canada, and our government …