New Brunswick Mental Health

• N.B. mental health activist says failure to name provincial advocate is ‘insulting’

  Paul Ouelle says he was asked by the province to create a job description for the role, which he did and submitted to government in January 2020.

  Health

  Feb 21, 2023
  
• New Brunswick report on youth suicide points to shortage of mental health specialists

  The review found a chronic shortage of psychologists and psychiatrists in the province and a lack of standardized suicide risk assessment in emergency rooms.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
  
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• Report on emergency mental health care at Horizon Health completed: N.B. health

  Shephard announced the crisis mental health services review in a briefing last month, one week after a teenager died following a failed attempt to get psychiatric help.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2021
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• ‘I mean it’: N.B. health minister announces crisis care review after Lexi Daken’s death

  Do I disagree that psychologists should be on call? Nope, I don't,' Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said, adding New Brunswick needs to figure out how to address crisis care. 

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2021
• Report identifies negligence and abuse at N.B. mental health facility 

  Charles Murray says gaps in assessments and detailed care plans have compromised patient health

  Health

  Feb 7, 2019
• Medavie invests in youth mental-health care in New Brunswick

  In a major financial boost for a program aimed at helping understand mental illness in young people, Medavie is allocating $360,000 toward ACCESS Open Minds New Brunswick.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2018
• New Brunswick public sector psychologist shortage concerns doctors, puts youth at risk

  New Brunswick doctors and mental health advocates react to New Brunswick shortage of public health psychologists.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2017
• Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc. says more funding needed to address mental health concerns

  The head of Fredericton Homeless Shelters Inc. says the organization is calling on the provincial government to step-up their funding to help address the number of people they assist with mental health issues.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2017
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• Crisis hotline staff say they’re unable to answer 2,000 calls annually, calling for donations

  New Brunswick crisis hotline asks for public donation to help reduce number of unanswered calls.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2017
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• Mother of suicide victim calling for improved wait times for mental health support in N.B.

  After several trips back and forth to hospitals in Moncton, her son was put on a waiting list to get counselling through mental health services.

  Canada

  May 3, 2017