April 10, 2024
The BC First Nations Health Authority’s counselling service eligibility rules have undergone major changes.
The health authority said only residential school survivors and family members with status cards can receive free counselling, effective April 15.
Existing clients without status cards will be cut off at the end of the month.
One of those clients is Faelina Robinson, who is a Nisga’a woman living in Coquitlam. She said she is receiving counselling as a descendant of a residential school survivor.
She said she has been using counselling services for two years.
“It’s a sudden change,” she said. “It was a lot more open (and available) until we got that email.
Read More: https://globalnews.ca/news/10414153/fnha-changes-counselling-services/