A funding partnership will result in $500,000 over three years in support of mental health care for young people in the Moncton area, regardless of their ability to pay.

The Villa Providence nursing home in Shediac will be replaced with a new 190-bed facility by 2025-26 at a cost of $70 million.

The following statement was issued today by Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch in observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15.