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January 30 at 10:35 AM

   
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David Arnett

January 30 at 12:04 PM   VIDEO: Yesterday's Lion Dance at Mel Lastman Square, for Willowdale's Lunar New Year celebration.
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Larry Sy

January 30 at 11:38 AM  
Had a nice time at Mel Lastman yesterday.
Thanks David for the 紅包(red envelope)!
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“They were kind of there for me when no one was.”

He believes there are systemic factors that block people’s ability to climb out of homelessness when battling other challenges like addiction. One is access to treatment, with long waits between someone exiting a detox facility and getting sustained professional help. The other is more intangible — a lack of long-term emotional support through the ups and downs.
“I’d been in these kinds of situations before, whether it was mental health or an overdose itself, and then I would just be kicked out (of the ER),” Nik said. Through the new emergency outreach team model, he felt a deeper sense of care, and it imbued him with faith that recovery was still possible and within reach. “They were kind of there for me when no one was.”

 

 

 

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