Local groups host barbecue to discuss mental health and homelessness
Staff from a local shelter are partnering with an association in the city to work together and show how mental health and homelessness are related.
Lighthouse Assisted Living manager Caitlin Glencross said the two groups hosted a barbecue on Friday, May 6 with Treaty 6. She said a lot of people in the community who suffer from mental health issues use their facilities.
“There are a lot of people, when they do suffer from mental health, sometimes that’s a deterrence in them getting housed and that is sometimes a deterrence in them keeping stable housing,” she said.
The barbecue was part of mental health week, which is recognized across Canada each year during the first week of May to raise awareness about mental health. The community was invited to enjoy burgers and hotdogs in the sun outside the Lighthouse where they were also encouraged to donate to the organizations.