Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, just to the Member's comments from the last question, there's a large number of things we're also trying to do as far as supporting some prevention work around suicide, and I think that's where we're going with some of the money that we got from the federal government to do some of that work, so that we can help some of our residents earlier on, before they get, maybe, in a very dangerous situation. When it comes to recruitment and retention of qualified mental health and addictions counsellors, it's hard, Mr. Chair. I mean, we've got a national challenge in this area. We do go out through our HR unit there to do recruitment drives to try to encourage people. They've reached out to universities. We know we are going to have a challenge to fill the positions that we're creating for the youth mental health counsellors, and our staff have already started reaching out to universities to try to get some of these individuals to look to the North. We're helping people understand our compensation packages. We have some of the best compensation packages around, and we're actively trying to create awareness and recruit. We do know it is a challenging area. We're committed to continue that work, and we will get these positions filled. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Glen Abernethy on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 28th, 2018
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