Pilot Program Aims To Help Calgary Families Navigate Youth Mental Health System
According to the CBC, Hull Services, a Calgary youth and family mental health agency, is now trying to provide families with the kind of help Gionet says she needed. It launched a six-month navigation pilot project in August.
Working as the first-ever navigator is registered psychologist April MacDougall. MacDougall's job is to help families of children and youth navigate mental health and addiction services within the Calgary area. Her free service doesn't mean there won't be wait-lists or frustrations, but it does mean families have someone to talk to throughout the process.
