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  Ontario More Than Doubles Mental Health Funding for Students

  Province announces series of initiatives to deliver front line services

  TORONTO — On World Mental Health Day, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced an investment of nearly $40 million, more than double the funding from 2017-18, to advance student mental health in partnership with education groups. The government also announced that it will permanently fund approximately 180 frontline mental health workers in secondary schools (social workers, psychologists and psychotherapists) to reduce wait times and improve access to critical services.

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  Ontario Expanding Emergency Services for Patients in Scarborough

  Investments in Hospital Infrastructure Will Help End Hallway Health Care

  SCARBOROUGH — To build much-needed capacity and help end hallway health care, Ontario is investing in hospital infrastructure project in growing communities across the province, including in Scarborough.

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  Ontario Names Advisor on Public Health and Emergency Health Services Consultations

  Today, Ontario announced that Jim Pine, Chief Administrative Officer of the County of Hastings and former member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, will serve as advisor for renewed consultations on strengthening and modernizing public health and emergency health services. Pine will play a key role in facilitating productive discussions between the Ministry of Health and public health, emergency health and municipal stakeholders.

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