Advocates alarmed as Ottawa shuts down pandemic-era mental health portal
Ottawa's planned shutdown of a portal to mental health and substance use care is an affront to Canadians in need of already-chronically underfunded services, according to one advocate.
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Ottawa's planned shutdown of a portal to mental health and substance use care is an affront to Canadians in need of already-chronically underfunded services, according to one advocate.