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$370,000 Yukon government partnership with Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel to provide support for child and youth mental health
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n $370,000 Yukon government partnership with Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel to provide support for child and youth mental health\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntal{\nTEXT-ALIGN: LEFT\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n The Government of\n \n Yukon\n \n has partnered with Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel to launch Strongest Families Institute's mental health programming for\n \n Yukon\n \n children, youth, adults and families\n \n \n \n WHITEHORSE, YT\n \n ,\n \n Jan. 26, 2022\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - The Government of\n \n Yukon\n \n , in partnership with Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel, today announced significant support for child, youth and adult mental health across the territory with a combined gift of\n \n $370,000\n \n to the Strongest Families Institute (SFI).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SFI provides evidence-based programs for children, youth, adults and families dealing with mild to moderate mental illness and other issues impacting their health and well-being. Through a unique distance coaching approach, SFI supports clients over the phone and the Internet in the privacy of their own homes with a convenient companion app connection. Their innovative and cost-effective service leverages technology to help fulfill goals within several provincial mental health strategies across the country, reaching thousands of Canadian families and individuals each year across ten provinces and the\n \n Northwest Territories\n \n .\n \n \n A\n \n $250,000\n \n donation by Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel will be met with territorial government funding over a 5-year period. With\n \n $370,000\n \n in new funding, the Strongest Families Institute will reach approximately 400 at-risk children, youth, adults and families across the territory. Distance coaching will be available in both English and French when programming is launched this month. SFI's programming has been co-designed and developed in collaboration with partners, including Indigenous advisors within Canada. All SFI coaches are diversity trained and receive cultural competency train...