Community organizations to receive funding for youth suicide prevention

Jun 11, 2022 | 3:33 PM

Thirteen organizations across Alberta are receiving grants to aid in youth suicide prevention initiatives.

The provincial government is giving a total of $3 million over the next two years through the Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program.

Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis says improving youth mental health is a top priority for the government.

“By partnering with community organizations, we are ensuring that youth suicide prevention supports are in place across Alberta. This is essential to help children and youth improve their mental health and prevent suicide,” says Ellis.

The Red Deer Native Friendship Society is one of the 13 successful grant recipients.

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Each of the organizations will receive grants ranging between $100,000 and $300,000.

They include:

Camrose Open Door – central region
- Centre for Suicide Prevention – provincial
- Canadian Mental Health Association Edmonton – Edmonton region
- First Nations Health Consortium – provincial
- Free Play for Kids – Edmonton region
- Gift Lake Metis Settlement – Gift Lake Metis Settlement
- Lethbridge Family Services – south region
- Miywasin Friendship Centre – Medicine Hat
- Neutral Hills Learning & Community Connection Centre – central region
- Red Deer Native Friendship Society – central region
- St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village Society – Sturgeon County
- University of Calgary – Calgary region
- YMCA of Northern Alberta – north region

More information is at alberta.ca.

by David Opinko (Lethbridge News Now)

Community organizations to receive funding for youth suicide prevention

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