Experts Criticize Government's Decision to Shut Down Online Mental Health Service

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Mental health and addictions experts express their disapproval of the federal government's choice to close an online service that provided free counselling and peer support. Despite pleas from mental health organizations, the service will be terminated soon.

Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government's decision to shut down an online service where people found free counselling and peer support over the last four years. Despite a public plea from an alliance of 18 mental health and addictions organizations for the government to reconsider, the service ends at 11:59 p.

m. EDT Wednesday.

 

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