Thank you so much.
I did have my youth council have a look at both Wellness Together and PocketWell. They're hard markers, but they were very positive about them. I've signed up too.
I think it's because of people like those at Kids Help Phone, Homewood, and Stepped Care that the consortium that Minister Hajdu and the department put together at the very early part of COVID has really worked. Now 2.2 million Canadians have used it, not only to browse the kinds of resources that are out there, but also to get 24-7 care and advice if they need it. We will continue to evaluate it, but so far we think the $62 million has been well spent.
For younger people using it, we're very happy that it is something they can access without stigma.
As I was saying to your colleague, I think the integrated youth services are one of the really exciting advantages now coming forward, in terms of consensus, in that you can get wraparound individual care for a young person. It's now building into a real movement across the country, because of places like Foundry in British Columbia. There are actually now training handbooks for peer support. They're getting all of the resources so this can take place coast to coast to coast.
With great leadership like Kids Help Phone, I think we're going to get there.