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Veterans Affairs Canada announces funding to help two Nova Scotia-based organizations advance Veterans’ mental health
August 13, 2019
On August 13, 2019 the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund for the Canadian Women’s Wellness Initiative and the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. The announcement was held in Dartmouth at the Nova Scotia Hospital. The Canadian Women’s Wellness Initiative received funding to give stress-reduction training to Veterans and their families. It will offer a transcendental meditation program to help Veterans and their families deal with toxic stress, occupational stress and post-traumatic stress. The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia will use its funding to support Landing Strong, a 12-week day-treatment program helping Veterans and their families to address the mental, moral and physical aspects of injury. The funding will also support year-round workshops, Community Connection days and social media education and support initiatives.
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Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth–Cole Harbour, welcomes everyone to the Hugh Bell Lecture Hall.
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Darrell Samson, Member of Parliament for Sackville–Preston–Chezzetcook, introduces the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.
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Minister MacAulay formally announces funding from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund for the Canadian Women’s Wellness Initiative and the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.
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Starr Cunningham, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, speaks about Landing Strong, a 12-week day-treatment program helping Veterans and their families to address the mental, moral and physical aspects of injury.
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Helen Creighton, National Director of the Canadian Women's Wellness Initiative, discusses the stress-reduction training that the Initiative will offer to Veterans and their families.
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Minister MacAulay and other participants stand together for a group photo following the announcement.
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