100 protests later, N.L. advocate says more needs to be done for long-term mental health care – CBC
‘People are not getting what they need,’ says Kristi Allan
Nov 01, 2022
Marking her 100th protest demanding the Newfoundland and Labrador government provide more accessible long-term mental health-care, Kristi Allan of Petty Harbour says it’s a bittersweet milestone.
Since the fall of 2020, when she stood outside the Waterford Hospital in St. John’s holding a poster that read “Long-Term Mental Health Care Needs to Be More Accessible,” Allan has been highlighting gaps in the provincial mental health-care system through a weekly protest.
“People always say, ‘Well, what would make you stop?’ Well, it completely depends, you know? And right now I know it’s not close to what it should be,” said Allan on Monday, standing outside Confederation Building.
“People are not getting what they need. I really believe that most aren’t.”
