The Public Well being Company of Canada (PHAC) offered $20 million to the College of Regina at the moment in an effort to help psychological well being.
This marks the biggest one-time funding contribution within the Universities historical past.
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“All through COVID, I consider that Canadians have come a little bit extra snug to confess they’re combating their psychological well being or elevated use of substance and I hope as that stigma comes down that they are going to really feel the help from all of those initiatives and all of us,” mentioned Carolyn Bennet, the federal Minister of Psychological Well being and Addictions.
The cash is supposed to help 5 challenge, all associated to supporting and exploring psychological well being wants of Canadian front-line health-care employees.
“The College is a pacesetter in revolutionary, psychological well being analysis and help in Canada and the funding we’ve acquired from the Public Well being Company of Canada will enable us to develop on our work on this critically necessary space,” mentioned U of R President Dr. Jeff Keshen in a information launch.
“Public security and entrance line personnel present very important, life-saving companies to Canadians throughout the nation, and we’re happy to help the, and their households, by way of our analysis and packages and addressing their psychological well being and well-being.”
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The funding will go in the direction of:
- Enlargement and analysis of the Earlier than Operational Stress Program
- Canadian Institutes for Pandemic Well being Schooling and Response
- Prevention assets and helps for public security personnel and their households
- Advancing peer help programming to handle PTSD and trauma amongst Canadian public security personnel and veterans
- Coaching and Growth Program for public security personnel
“This federal authorities funding is supporting our researchers’ efforts to design, ship, and consider numerous and much-needed mental-health help to Canada’s public security personnel, entrance line health-care employees, in addition to their management and households,” mentioned Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton, the U of R professor of medical psychology and scientific director for the Canadian Institute for Public Security Analysis and Therapy.
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