A women's shelter in Charlottetown is seeing demand for beds rise during the summer months. The shelter is described as low-barrier, meaning anyone can access the shelter, including those with mental health and addiction issues. Men's shelter busy tooBedford Macdonald House, a 10-bed men's homeless shelter in Charlottetown, is also busy. Bedford MacDonald House is a homeless men's shelter in Charlottetown. She said people need the shelter beds for a variety of reasons but many people are there because of mental health issues.

Source: CBC News July 21, 2021 15:33 UTC