CALGARY Alberta is investing $7.3 million in youth mental health centres across Alberta over the next three years. Of that, $3 million will be allocated for use this year, expanding mental health hubs and, “to improve mental wellness immediately,” according to Mike Ellis, Alberta s Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Ellis made the announcement at a press conference in Medicine Hat on Tuesday. “Youth across the province will benefit from increased access to services that improve mental wellness,” said Ellis. “We want youth to get help before they’re in crisis.” The money will go to improving existing care hubs, building new ones, and expanding others. The province has planned for a total of 12 hubs to be in operation. Eight are in operation now, and four are currently being planned and implemented.
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The funding will be invested into youth mental-health hubs in strategic locations around Alberta to support rural and Indigenous youth. Of those funds, $3 million is allocated to improve existing hubs this year, while the rest will be used to improve other existing hubs, build new ones and plan for more.
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“These hubs are a one-stop shop where youth enter one door and access a wide range of services,” Mike Ellis, associate minister of mental health and addictions, said Tuesday during a news conference at the Police Point Park Nature Centre in Medicine Hat.
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