The federal government is pledging $82.5-million to improve access and address growing demand for mental-health services in Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But the manner in which the money will be spent has a Thompson Rivers University professor warning it may not achieve what it aims to do.
This announcement comes on the heels of a surge in First Nations overdose deaths during the past several months.
The funding is intended to help First Nations partners and communities a