In her letter, the Premier outlines her expectations that strong Alberta families and children lead the province forward and asks Minister Turton to deliver on platform commitments to support Albertans, including:
- Increasing funding for women’s shelters by $10 million over four years.
- Increasing funding for sexual assault centres by $10 million over four years.
- Working with the federal government and child care providers to implement $10-per-day daycare by 2026 that promotes and incentivizes new child care spaces for both private and non-profit operators.
- Collaborating with the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, who is the lead, to expand access to young people struggling with severe mental illness with four new youth mental wellness centres that provide inpatient mental health and addiction treatment to youth. This includes expanding prevention and early intervention mental health supports for children and youth that are integrated within schools and communities.
View Minister of Children and Family Services mandate letter July 2023
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