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System in Chaos... Nova Scotia needs mental health strategy

By: Paul McLeod
METRO HALIFAX
October 01, 2009 12:24 a.m.

Mental health advocates from various fields met in Province House yesterday to warn the system is in a state of chaos.

They say mentally ill people are slipping through the cracks because outreach staff are too overburdened to keep up. However, they said the first and most urgent step is cheap and easy to fix.

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07/10/2009 00:00 - Halifax Clayton Park MLA Diana Whalen proposes new law
06/10/2009 00:00 - Education Minister Marilyn More talks about the need for more mental health services in the province

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