Quebec unveils measures to better support mental health patients

Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant announces measures to better support mental health patients in the southwest region of Montreal

‘We need people working with families. We need people building capacity with communities and families and neighbourhoods so that we all look after the kids together.’

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement Tuesday in Ottawa alongside other cabinet ministers, including Ya’ara Saks, the minister of mental health and addictions.

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