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Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • May 3, 2021 • 5 minute read • Crisis Intervention Centre manager Janet Kinsey, above outside Belleville General Hospital, reports record calls to the centre during the last year. She says she hopes more people will call instead of trying to weather pandemic stress by themselves. Photo by Luke Hendry /Luke Hendry
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. Today The Intelligencer begins a series on mental health during the pandemic.
More people are asking for – and receiving – mental-health services as the pandemic continues, with area agencies encouraging people to get the help they need.
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March 10, 2021
By Mike Riley
On Feb. 22 and 23, Youth2Youth Hastings Prince Edward, put on two virtual coffee house sessions to help young people with any mental health issues they may be struggling with as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The first two Coffee House sessions, thought up by Youth2Youth ambassadors Kyrstin Gordon, Gabrielle Sheridan and Melissa McKnight, focused on self care and were a big success. Two more Coffee House sessions were also held on March 8 and 9. These last two sessions were focused on stigma and mindfulness.
Youth2Youth HPE is a group led by youth to spark innovative thinking and work with community leaders in the creation of solutions to problems affecting today’s youth. Youth2Youth HPE runs under the umbrella of the United Way HPE. Jodi Cooper, the director of community impact with the United Way HPE, says that Youth2Youth HPE works with local youth, non-profit organizations and the broader community to cre
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Belleville city council’s newest member Tyler Allsopp was sworn in Monday in a ceremony closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Coun. Allsopp enthused he was ready to take on the empty seat on council left vacant by the passing of the late Pat Culhane late last year.
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With his appointment, he becomes the ninth member of city council for the remainder of this term.
Allsopp was named to the seat by council according to longstanding tradition by past councils that the elected candidate who fell just short of earning enough votes to earn a seat on council be chosen to fill an empty seat on council.
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United Way Hastings & Prince Edward celebrates the generosity, innovation and selfless commitment of Maurice Rollins to the communities in Hastings & Prince Edward counties by announcing their main office building at 55 Harriett St., in Belleville, will now be called the Maurice Rollins Centre Improving Lives & Building Community.
“Maurice Rollins is a local icon for good reason; his generosity is overwhelming and his understanding of the challenges that some members of our community face is deep” says Brandi Hodge, Executive Director, United Way Hastings & Prince Edward. “It is important to us to recognize the commitment he has made in his lifetime to our whole region – truly improving lives and building community – we are so proud to display his name on our building for all to see.”