Ottawa’s planned shutdown of a portal to mental health and substance use care is an affront to Canadians in need of already-chronically underfunded services, according to one advocate.
The federal government introduced the Wellness Together Canada (WTC) site and its companion PocketWell app during the pandemic, providing virtual mental health and substance use support from professional counsellors, for free.
WTC provides access to self-assessments, peer support and confidential sessions with social workers, psychologists and other professionals.
But Health Canada says the site and app will close down on April 3.
“Now that the emergency part of the global pandemic is over, provinces and territories are best placed
