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New Brunswick has seen a roughly 16 percent increase in demand for mental health and addictions services since the pandemic began.
The province has unveiled a five-year action plan aimed at addressing the demands.
Health Minister Dorothy Shephard admits the province is currently not meeting the national benchmark for these services.
Shephard recognizes how COVID-19 has impacted our mental health and wants to move this plan forward in a timely manner.
“There have been serious consequences of COVID-19 in our society with regards to families not being able to be with loved ones at the end-of-life and families who can’t get together… those needs are real.”
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