The province is helping address an increase in demand for support services for children and youth diagnosed with eating disorders.
That from Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, who announced $445,000 for the North Bay Regional Health Centre to support specialized care.
In a release, the province says the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially challenging for children and youth, and health care providers have seen a surge in need for eating disorders services.
“This investment will help to protect our progress in our fight against COVID-19 by ensuring our local children, youth, and families have better access to the immediate, life-saving services they need, when and where they need them,” says Fedeli.
Children’s hospitals in Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and London are also receiving $8.1 million to support eating disorder services.
This funding will support 14 additional inpatient surge beds as well as 10 additional day treatment spaces.
The government is also providing $11.1 million in funding through the Roadmap to Wellness to support a wide range of specialized eating disorder services for children, youth, and adults.
