Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of health. I just want to briefly talk about the youth in my community that really need help. Early in her statement, she was talking about transitional housing. I am hoping that we are able to get this off the ground before her term ends and so that we have a place -- when people come back from treatment from the south, they have a place to go to. So maybe if we -- if I could maybe -- give me an update on where we could get that done in the next 18 months. Thank you.
Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the first one opened here in Yellowknife and through their case workers as they come back, you know, if that is -- that is an option. It is a territorial initiative so it's not just for -- so if there's people coming back from treatment and they need to stabilize with a place to stay and some support, their caseworker could work with the transitional housing in Yellowknife that's currently open while they're trying to make arrangements to return back to their home community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Also, as people come back from their treatment program and not just able to come here, to Yellowknife for the program, they go back home, is there additional funding we could find to help with Indigenous governments to do on-the-land program, maybe a top off or whatever you could do to help. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would encourage the Member's communities to look at the mental wellness and recovery fund right now. That is open for applications to start April 1st, and it can be -- you know, the community can allocate up to $209,000 a year, and they can use that to develop or support aftercare program within their community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Final supplementary. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
Okay, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess my final question would be is that now that we have case workers, do we have one in the three -- or sorry, my four communities in Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh riding? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that information. I can -- what I can provide is I can commit to finding out -- I believe it's the counsellor that goes in. But working with Indigenous governments over these last couple of years, there has been established positions within Indigenous governments so I would have to get back to the Member as to the actual communities and who to contact in those communities for case management. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife North.
