Moncton's first mental health walk-in clinic will be powered by volunteer hours, graduate students and one counsellor's drive to give back to her community. The Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick partnered with Moncton counsellor Kerri Gaskin to launch the free clinic, which opens March 21. Kristen Barnes, director of operations for the Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick, said anyone over the age of 18 can visit the clinic. Moncton's first free mental health clinic opens this month1:08She also said the goal is not to act as emergency mental health support or to replace services such as the Chimo hotline or Moncton's Addiction and Mental Health Mobile Crisis team. "There's a large population that has not accessed mental health services," she said.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2018 08:00 UTC