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The Ontario government announced on Tuesday it is investing in an Ottawa-based organization that supports survivors of sex trafficking.

Voice Found will receive $271,000, Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean and minister of Children, Community and Social service, announced on Tuesday.

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“I’m here today to shed light on Ontario’s dirty little secret,” MacLeod said of sex trafficking. “It happens in every single community across our great province.”

The money will help fund a health clinic run by Voice Found, ensuring there will be a psychologist on site regularly and it will extend their operations to remain open for an additional day each week — the facility was originally only open two days a week.

Cynthia Bland, founder of Voice Found, said the investment will help numerous survivors recover from the trauma involved with being a victim of sex trafficking. She said the current healthcare system often doesn’t address the specific needs of survivors.