Communities in Canada continue to experience disproportionate harms due to the toxic drug crisis, alongside intersecting challenges related to substance use, mental health and housing insecurity. This crisis is complex and has many faces, and we need to work together at all levels to coordinate our efforts to make communities healthier and safer.
Today, the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced more than $936,000 from the Emergency Treatment Fund (ETF) for three projects across Atlantic Canada. These projects that started last spring helped to increase access to and availability of substance use health services, social supports, and culturally appropriate programming.
Through the ETF, the Government of Canada provides funding to municipalities and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities to address urgent needs related to the toxic drug crisis. The ETF supports treatment and recovery, as well as prevention and harm reduction services. The organizations that have received funding through the ETF provide a range of urgent, immediate health services, social supports, and cultural programming that save lives and improve health outcomes in their communities.
