{"id":30833,"date":"2024-01-08T14:09:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campusmentalhealth.ca\/?p=30833"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:09:16","slug":"ontario-connecting-more-youth-to-mental-health-services-in-algoma-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campusmentalhealth.ca\/news\/ontario-connecting-more-youth-to-mental-health-services-in-algoma-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Connecting More Youth to Mental Health Services in Algoma District"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro pr-2\">\n<p class=\"ontario-lead-statement\"><em>New Youth Wellness Hub Providing Care Closer to Home<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAULT STE. MARIE \u2014 The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for young people to connect to mental health and substance use support by launching a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youthhubs.ca\/en\/\">Youth Wellness Hub<\/a>\u00a0in Sault Ste. Marie to serve the Algoma District and surrounding areas. This is one of the eight new hubs the government is adding to the 14 already created since 2020, bringing the total to 22 across the province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpanding our network of Youth Wellness Hubs is another step our government is taking to ensure Ontarians of all ages have convenient access to the highest-quality mental health and addictions supports, when and where they need them,\u201d said Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. \u201cWe will continue to invest in mental health and addictions care as part of the ongoing rollout of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/roadmap-wellness-plan-build-ontarios-mental-health-and-addictions-system\">Roadmap to Wellness<\/a>, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to fix the long-standing issues facing the sector once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Algoma District, youth aged 12 to 25 and their families can visit the hub to connect to convenient and free mental health, substance use and primary care services in a safe, welcoming, youth-friendly space. Young people can drop in for counselling or peer support, book an appointment or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/virtual.youthhubs.ca\/engage\/ywho-dfd\/home\">access services virtually<\/a>. There are also supports to help connect and support youth that have more specialized and intensive care needs to the right supports and services in the community, such as safe beds for detox.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1004032\/ontario-connecting-more-youth-to-mental-health-services-in-algoma-district\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Youth Wellness Hub Providing Care Closer to Home &nbsp; SAULT STE. 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