I am writing in response to the comments you recently made to The Canadian Press regarding the availability of community-based mental health service providers that colleges and universities can rely upon to support students facing mental health issues without an extended wait time.

What imperils Ontarians’ access to structured psychotherapy is the lack of awareness that Family Service agencies currently provide these services from over 120 storefronts when and where people need them most—in their own communities—and that they are affordable and accessible to everyone without an appointment, diagnosis or referral.

Family Service Ontario, an association representing Family Service agency members, lauds the March 1, 2018 announcement of the three-year, $242 million investment for the It’s Never Okay: Ontario’s Gender-Based Violence Strategy from the Ministries of the Status of Women, Community and Social Services and Attorney General.

I am writing in response to the article in The Toronto Star on April 9. In the attached article, several mayors from Ontario express their concerns regarding the availability of mental health and addictions services to help save the lives of people who are dealing with these issues.

Family Service Ontario, which provides innovative and cost-effective mental health and wellbeing programs through member agencies across the province, is proud to announce its new Chief Executive Officer Susan Wells.