July 30, 2018 - Members of the media are invited to attend the official launch of the Healing Books Project.

Date:              Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Time:             11 a.m.  

Location:       Moncton Public Library

The Healing Books Project is a mental health initiative made possible through Horizon Health Network's (Horizon) Addictions and Mental Health Services, and delivered in collaboration with the New Brunswick Public Library Service (NBPLS), and with the support of MindCare New Brunswick (MindCareNB). The program will provide self-help and therapeutic books to help people deal with mental health and life issues. Books in the project will be available to borrow at any New Brunswick public library.

The event will include remarks from Jean Daigle, VP Community, Horizon; Jill LeBlanc-Farquharson, Director, Addictions and Mental Health, Moncton area, Horizon; Hon. Cathy Rogers, Finance Minister and Minister Responsible for Literacy, Government of New Brunswick; and Jeff McAloon, President and CEO, Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation and MindCare NB.

RSVP by 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018.

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For more information contact:

Stephanie Neilson-Levesque
Media Relations
1-877-499-1899
Media@HorizonNB.ca
HorizonNB.ca