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Ottawa beefing up suicide prevention services, but 3 digit hotline could be more than year away

The health and financial crises caused by COVID-19 have caused growing mental health concerns, but advocates working towards a national, three-digit suicide prevention hotline say it could still take a year or two to launch.Before the the pandemic Statistics Canada reported that approximately 4,000 Canadians were dying per year from suicide. Demand for services has…

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