Feds earmark more money for Inuit mental health during pandemic – Nunatsiaq News
“Community-driven, culturally appropriate and timely mental health supports are critical” during the COVID-19 pandemic
More money will be channelled from Ottawa over the coming months to Inuit organizations to improve mental health services for Inuit.
“Community-driven, culturally appropriate and timely mental health supports are critical during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Marc Miller, the minister of Indigenous Services, when he announced on Aug. 25 that $82.5 million had been earmarked for mental health services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
“In almost all of the discussions that I have had with First Nations, Inuit and Métis representatives since the beginning of the pandemic, the importance of recognizing and supporting mental wellness as a core need of the COVID-19 response has been communicated regularly.”
