Moose Jaw North MLA Tim McLeod says Wednesday’s Throne Speech had a lot to offer for Moose Jaw. McLeod serves as the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors, and Rural and Remote Health. “We’ve got the expansion of Rapid Access Counselling for children and
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Regional survey shows residents seek community support for mental health
GUELPH – Residents of the Guelph/Wellington and Waterloo regions are looking for community support and leadership as they face mental health issues born out of challenges such as food insecurity and housing shortages, a new survey reveals. The survey also shows residents of Wellington County
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Sault news: Northern Ontario First Nations call for help amid mental health crisis
Several First Nations and health officials in northern Ontario are asking for help after declaring a state of emergency over mental health crises across their territories. Cat Lake First Nation Chief Russell Wesley said 188 people of the 500 who live in his community are
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Labrador’s new mental health unit still hasn’t opened. This advocate says that’s a big problem
Keith Fitzpatrick, a mental health advocate in Labrador West, says the fact that the new mental health unit inside the Labrador Health Centre in Happy-Valley Goose Bay hasn’t opened yet is concerning for people who need care. (Submitted by Keith Fitzpatrick) A new mental health
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Mental Health Market is Projected to Gain $537.97 Billion
Wilmington, Delaware, Oct. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allied Market Research has released a report on the global mental health market that was bestowed $383.31 billion in 2020 and is projected to gain $537.97 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 3.5%
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Almost 4,000 people on mental health care waitlist in Waterloo-Wellington
According to CMHAWW CEO Helen Fishburn, there’s been a ‘massive influx’ of youth needing and using mental health services county-wide WELLINGTON ‒ Approximately 4,000 people are currently waiting for mental health care in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. This is one of several statistics Canadian
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UM Today | Asper School of Business
October 27, 2023 — If you walk through University Centre or peruse r/umanitoba, you’ve probably come across Tyler Phill [MBA/22]. Phill, a graduate of the Asper School of Business MBA program, is the founder and CEO of My Student Wellbeing, an online platform where university students
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Private mental health practitioners welcome the chance to be paid by public health system
The Nova Scotia government is working toward allowing private mental health practitioners to provide publicly insured services and some professional representatives say that should be the beginning of further reforms. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Brian Comer tabled a bill last week intended to allow private practitioners
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