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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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The government announced in a news release Sunday it plans to build the 50-bed “recovery-oriented” facility on public land located next to Fresh Start Recovery Centre Lethbridge, east of the city.
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Mike Ellis, newly appointed associate minister of mental health and addictions, said the facility will provide a holistic approach to recovering from addiction.
“Supporting recovery-oriented solutions that create real change is the top priority of Alberta’s government,” said Ellis in the news release.