Nova Scotia is set to begin the first phase of its promised universal mental health care program this spring, covering therapy costs for individuals with anxiety and mood disorders. The program will allow Nova Scotians to self-refer to therapists, including social workers, psychologists, and registered counselling therapists. The province aims to recruit 50 clinicians for the initial phase and another 200 within two years. While the program initially focuses on mood and anxiety disorders, the goal is to expand access to publicly funded care for a wider range of mental health needs.
Nova Scotia says the first phase of its long-promised universal mental health care program will begin this spring, with therapy costs covered by the province for people with anxiety and mood disorders.
In August 2021, the Progressive Conservatives led by Premier Tim Houston pledged that Nova Scotia would become the first province in Canada to offer universal mental health care. Francine Vezina, executive director of the Office of Addictions and Mental Health, said mood and anxiety disorders have been selected for the initial roll out because they are the most common conditions of patients on the province’s non-urgent mental health wait-list.
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