COVID-19: Canada Responds
Ont. Health Minister Announces Over $147M for Mental-Health Services
At a Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) community centre in Toronto, Christine Elliott, the Ontario health minister, announces that the provincial government is providing over $147 million to expand mental health and addiction services and to support capacity pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new funding will go towards measures such as hiring more staff and adding housing and short-term accommodation. The minister is joined by Michael Anhorn, CEO of the CMHA's Toronto Branch, and Michael Tibollo, the province’s associate minister of mental health and addictions. (December 17, 2020) (no interpretation)
