By Josh Hall | @Vancan19

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Province invests $10 million into mental health seats at Alberta post-secondaries

Aug 31, 2024 | 7:26 AM

Red Deer Polytechnic is receiving funding for 70 new seats in its mental health programs.

This is part of a larger announcement made Friday by the Province, which is giving $10 million over three years to post-secondaries for the purpose of creating more spaces to train mental health professionals.

The 12 post-secondary institutions that will be receiving funding for additional seats are:

• Bow Valley College – 75 seats
• Burman University – 60 seats
• Grant MacEwan University – 90 seats
• Keyano College – 30 seats
• King’s University – 37 seats
• Medicine Hat College – 50 seats
• Mount Royal University – 105 seats
• Northwestern Polytechnic – 152 seats
• Portage College – 32 seats
• Red Deer Polytechnic – 70 seats
• St. Mary’s University – 45 seats
• University of Lethbridge – 15 seats

“We are committed to ensuring that every Albertan has access to the care they need, where they need it,” says Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education.

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“This investment will bridge gaps in mental health care and give more post-secondary institutions the tools they need to provide critical services and support communities across our province.”

Dollar amounts for each school weren’t immediately available, and an RDP spokesperson was not available Friday for comment.

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