An advocate for homeless people in downtown Halifax says a case in which a young homeless woman with a history of mental illness allegedly stabbed a six-year-old boy underscores the need for more robust mental health supports in Nova Scotia. 

"My heart just went out to the child and the mother right away," said Lucas Goltz, program co-ordinator for Downtown Halifax's Navigator Outreach Program that provides support for unhoused people in the area.

"I hope that this can be used to just highlight s…