The Government of Canada is investing $30M in funding over four years through CIHR and Indigenous Services Canada to improve the Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks. The funding will be used to advance research, data, and knowledge sharing through the 12 provincial and territorial IYS networks and a pan-Canadian Indigenous network. The Indigenous IYS network will conduct research to inform culturally grounded services for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis youth and communities across Canada. “Mental health services for Indigenous youth should be shaped by their leadership and reflect who they are, where they come from, and what they need,” said federal Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty. “This investment is one example of communities receiving adequate support that in turn, empowers them in building their own solutions.”
