Funding runs out for unique Indigenous mental health program – CBC
Apr 01, 2021
Provincial funding for the London program focusing on traditional healing expired Wednesday
Funding for a mental-health program that offers specialized care for Indigenous people has been renewed and will continue indefinitley, CBC News has learned.
The Biigajiiskaan mental wellness program is based out of London’s Parkwood Institute and run by St. Joseph’s Health Care London. It’s co-led by Atlohsa Family Healing Services.
In the three years it has operated, the program has helped more than 900 Indigenous people, a spokesperson for the hospital said.
