The province is providing an additional $5 million to community-based programs to expand recovery-oriented mental health and addiction services, Alberta's associate minister of mental health and addictions, Mike Ellis, announced Friday.
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Earlier this month, Mental Health Week was celebrated with the theme, “Understanding your emotions.” The Associate Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, Jason Luan, is reminding us that help, and resources are always there for those facing any type of mental health issue.
During the pandemic, there has been a significant demand for more mental health support. The province brought in the “Covid-19 Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan”. Jason Luan says that the province responded early in the pandemic by providing grant funding to help services adapt to reach people who were feeling increasingly isolated.