Twenty-plus years of evidence-based research has resulted in anxiety and depression programs that are seeing success across the country.

Based out of Nova Scotia, the Strongest Families Institute is a not-for-profit that has garnered support from provincial governments, including Manitoba, to support their programs directed at helping all family members deal with mental health issues.

Dr. Patricia Pottie with Strongest Families has more.

“We wanted to make sure these valuable skills get to people early, young children, youths, adults, families, to make sure that we can equip people with these valuable coping skills that they can use in every day life.”

Pottie said their programs are available free of charge and there is no need for a doctor’s referral.

Go to strongestfamilies.com to find which programs are available in Manitoba.

For more information about the organization and its services, catch Thompson Today this afternoon at 12:40 and 5:10.