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WINNIPEG The Manitoba government is providing $1.2 million to several programs and initiatives that provide mental health and addictions support. Families Minister Rochelle Squires and Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery Minister Audrey Gordon made the announcement at a news conference on Friday, saying the money will be provided through the Canada-Manitoba Home and Community Care and Mental Health and Addictions Service Funding Agreement. “We are investing in prevention services for families to help reduce their risk of involvement with Child and Family Services, and in mental wellness and recovery,” Squires said. “Some of the projects we’re investing in have already shown strong results.”
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MANITOBA had the second-highest rate of overall family violence among the provinces in 2019, new Statistics Canada data show and some experts say it doesn’t come as a surprise.
MANITOBA had the second-highest rate of overall family violence among the provinces in 2019, new Statistics Canada data show and some experts say it doesn’t come as a surprise.
Manitoba had 417 police-reported instances of family violence per 100,000 people that year, an increase of six per cent from 2018, according to the report released last week.
The rate was only higher in Saskatchewan 519 per 100,000 and the three territories, which aligns with higher crime rates overall in the North.