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A campaign to promote mental health in local hockey rinks was mostly benched last season amid COVID-19, but organizers are hoping itll see more ice time…

A campaign to promote mental health in local hockey rinks was mostly benched last season amid COVID-19, but organizers are hoping itll see more ice time…

A campaign to promote mental health in local hockey rinks was mostly benched last season amid COVID-19, but organizers are hoping itll see more ice time…

Article content A mental health hub for 12- to 25-year-olds planned by Access Open Minds in downtown Sarnia is estimated to cost $2.5 million. The former CIBC bank branch renovation project recently went out for tender, and a contract is expected to be awarded by around the end of June, said Kathy Alexander, chairperson of the committee for the pending facility. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Tenders sought for downtown Access Open Minds renovatio...

Author of the article: Tyler Kula Publishing date: May 24, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  •  Members of the youth Spoken Hope advisory committee Janessa Labadie, left, and Maura Cook pose in 2019 in the vault at the former-CIBC-branch site for Sarnia-Lambtons Access Open Minds youth mental health facility. Officials are targeting January 2022 to have the site renovated and ready to open. (Submitted) jpg, SO Article content A mental health hub for 12- to 25-year-olds pl...

A mental health and addictions crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has driven up wait lists and compounded the complexity of people’s suffering, a…

Article content A mental health and addictions crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has driven up wait lists and compounded the complexity of people’s suffering, a group of health-care providers said Thursday. Easing the “crisis within a crisis” means the provincial government needs to move faster on its 10-year $3.8-billion mental health and addictions plan announced in 2020, said Addictions and Mental Health Ontario CEO Adrienne Spafford. We apologize, but this video has failed t...

Author of the article: Carl Hnatyshyn Publishing date: Apr 15, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  4 minute read  •  Deve Persad, Sarnia Evangelical Missionary Churchs lead pastor, left, and Lt. Brad Webster, Sarnia Salvation Army corps officer and pastor, stand beside the Salvation Armys recently-acquired emergency disaster services vehicle. The vehicle will be on display during the Sarnia EMCs drive-thru food drive for the Salvation Army April 24. (Carl Hnatyshyn/Sarnia This Week) jpg, S...

Author of the article: Carl Hnatyshyn Publishing date: Apr 09, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  6 minute read  •  St. Clair Child and Youth Services Director of Clinical Services Susanne McLean spoke virtually to the Golden K Kiwanis Club on April 6 about a new child and youth crisis line as well as the challenges the agency faced during COIVD. Carl Hnatyshyn/Sarnia This Week jpg, SW Article content A new Lambton County-based child and youth crisis line will greatly benefit adolescents...

Article content For years, St. Clair Child and Youth Services has been trying to establish a mental-health crisis line for youngsters and their families, the agency’s executive director says. “But we’ve had funding shortfalls and haven’t been able to get it off the ground,” said Sue Barnes We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Mental-health crisis line launched for children and youth Back to video Thanks to a $75,000 Trillium Foundation grant ...