New Brunswick invests $8.8M to expand mental health service program to all public schools

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NBHC Care Experience
September 26, 2017

The provincial government will contribute $8.8 million to expand the integrated service delivery program, a mental health service model that was piloted in the Saint John region and the Acadian Peninsula. The expansion will include all public schools in the province. As part of the expansion, 100 front line staff will be hired. The model provides mental health, addiction, intervention, and social services to children and youth.
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