Thank you. I have one question to the Minister here in terms of this page here. It’s health services contribution agreements funding, prevention and treatment. There are programs listed. I wanted to ask the Minister, I know she wrote to me about the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program. We receive about, I say we, the Department of Health and Social Services receives about $375,000. Approximately $280,000 is allocated to southern addiction treatment options for aboriginal clients and I think that’s good to have that there. The remaining funds are used for focusing on addiction training in the communities and regions. Right now I’m hearing from my region that several of our aboriginal mental health workers are having some real issues with staying on with the job and working in the communities. I’m not too sure, that’s why I say there are lots of things that need to happen and I’m not too sure if it’s because of the authority now is under a government health authority. Before it used to be under a non-government agency. I’m just very concerned that we might lose about four good people in my region if things are not being looked at immediately. I want to make note of that under this section that lots of things that the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative, I don’t know if it’s an aboriginal tobacco control strategy, things like that. I just want to make note to the Minister that we need to pay attention to some of the things that are happening and I hope we can resolve some of these issues.
Norman Yakeleya on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters (Reversion)
In the Legislative Assembly on February 4th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters (Reversion)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters (Reversion)
February 3rd, 2010
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