Alberta Expanding mental health treatment for youth March 2023
Summary
Albertas government is partnering with CASA Mental Health to expand youth mental health supports to ensure youth across Alberta can access treatment closer to home.Supporting children and youth who are struggling with mental health is an essential part of Albertas recovery-oriented system of mental health and addiction care. If passed, Budget 2023 would invest $92 million over three years to provide critical mental health supports for children and youth in partnerships with CASA Mental Health.This $92-million investment would include capital and operating funding for two new inpatient CASA House sites in Fort McMurray and Calgary, expanding youth day treatment programs provincially, and the rollout of new mental health classrooms across Alberta READ FULL RELEASERELATED Alberta to provide $92 million to help expand youth mental health treatment Edmonton Journal March 6, 2023