Article From: https://www.royalgazette.com/health/news/article/20221011/minister-urges-people-to-look-after-their-mental-health/

Mental health services will see a boost in funding, the health minister assured yesterday.

Kim Wilson said that the cash injection, which was announced in July as part of a $15 million relief package, would help to meet the demand for more treatment as the psychological effects of the Covid-19 pandemic become long term.

Ms Wilson said: “In Bermuda, many client presentations to Community Mental Health Services have been related to the pandemic, with anxiety or depression due to job loss or economic instability a factor.

 

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