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The New Brunswick government is looking to address challenges within the province’s mental health system — including a low number of psychiatrists to treat the population. The head of the New Brunswick Psychiatric Association said there are several issues facing the sector in the province, including recruitment.
Province says its working on a resource strategy to address recruitment, retention, support for psychiatrists
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 19, 2025 12:20 PM EST | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago
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Rob McKee, the minister responsible for addictions and mental health services, says there are over 31 vacancies in the province for psychiatrists. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
The New Brunswick government is looking into ways to address challenges within the province’s mental health system — particularily when it comes to the low number of psychiatrists available to treat people in the province.
Rob McKee, the minister responsible for addictions and mental health services, said there are over 31 vacancies in the province for psychiatrists.
In Canada, there’s an average of about 15 psychiatrists per 100,000 people, said McKee. But the ratio in New Brunswick is around 11 per 100,000 people.
The province is now implementing its Psychiatry Resource Strategy,
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