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Funding for mental health facility

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Jan, 2024 05:51 PM

The provincial government is providing 675-thousand-dollars toward a proposed centre in northern B-C that would provide mental-health and addictions services for children for children and youth.

Premier David Eby says on a visit to Prince George that young people in northern B-C, especially Indigenous youth, should be able to get the care they need close to home.

People in northern communities, especially Indigenous youth, can find it hard to connect to resources that are taken for granted in other parts of BC. Without support, a mental-health or addiction crisis can turn small problems into much bigger ones down the road.

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— David Eby (@Dave_Eby) January 16, 2024

The government says the funding will go toward consultations to help design and plan programs and services for the centre.

Lheidli T'enneh First Nation Chief Dolleen Logan says the nation will lead the consultation process.

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