Feds include $500-million in its budget for youth mental health

The federal government pledges to spend $500-million for a new fund to help younger Canadians obtain mental-health care.

 

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, also the Deputy Prime Minister, announced the plan Tuesday.

 

It’s the latest in a series of programs in next week’s federal budget that the government has lately been announcing.

 

The Youth Mental Health Fund, said a government statement, is designed help community health organizations provide more care for younger Canadians.

It is also intended to better equip these organizations to refer youth to other mental-health services, said a government statement.

 

“We want younger Canadians to have the support they need so they are set up for success,” Ms. Freeland told a news conference in Ottawa. “Better funding for mental-health services means that younger Canadians can get the help they need right when and where they need it most.”

 

 

 

This article was first reported by The Globe and Mail