Mental health resources in 琉璃神社 are expanding thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Community Fund.

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), which operates Foundry 琉璃神社, received the funding with plans to create and support a youth mental health mobile unit in the Central Okanagan.

鈥淟ast year more than 1,500 youth visited Foundry 琉璃神社 for a range of services,鈥� said Foundry manager Ben Macauley. 鈥淲hile that number shows we are helping a lot of young people, it also indicates there are still those who may need help and are not getting it.鈥�

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Foundry and the CMHA provide a wide array of mental health services for youth throughout the Okanagan and are among the .

The proposed youth mental health mobile unit, expected to be on the road by the summer, was an idea spurred from youth engagement asked on better ways for services to reach young people outside of the 琉璃神社 area.

, the mobile unit will focus on communities in West 琉璃神社 and Lake Country.

鈥淥ur goal is to provide excellent service to support individuals with their mental health,鈥� said CMHA executive director Shelagh Turner.

鈥淭his grant will help us create a community where everyone has access to the care they need.鈥�

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The funding for the CMHA and Foundry 琉璃神社 comes ahead of Bell Let鈥檚 Talk Day on Jan. 29 where Canadian mental health programs and anti-stigma campaigns are brought into the spotlight.

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