Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m pleased to advise the Member that the department does invest a substantial amount of money in this area other than the regular core funding that we provide on mental health and wellness. We spend about a million dollars a year on suicide prevention and part of that funding goes to NWT Mental Health Association, who administers a NWT Help Line where anyone who is in distress or needs someone to talk to can call any day from anywhere in the Territories between 7:00 to 9:00, I believe, every evening.
Sandy Lee on Question 307-16(3): Suicide Prevention Strategy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.
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