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Ottawa Citizen
July 28 2021
By: Bruce Deachman
Photo: Ashley Fraser
Article content excerpt:
“There needs to be a plan to address the social issues of mental health and addictions that are proliferating and witnessed in our communities.”
Michelle Groulx, executive director of OCOBIA, says there’s been a dramatic increase in the numbers of street-entrenched people during the pandemic, accompanied by a similar growth in drug use and mental health episodes.