Melinda Wall, PHRC director of mental health services expressed her happiness that mental health is being taken more seriously than it was in years past.
"Ten to 20 years ago, you wouldn't have seen a large campaign of this scale for mental health and addictions,” she said. “I think we have come leaps and bounds and are continuing to progress and just making it more something people can talk about and feel like we can rally behind and support our community."
The money will go towards several projects to help expand mental health services since there has been a spike in mental health patient admissions during the last decade according to Wall.
“One of the projects being key is our Crisis Unit,” she explained. “We are doubled in volume in the last 10 years and the space needs to be expanded. That's our number one campaign and additional outdoor space through our courtyard for our patient unit."