EDMONTON – The province said 18 new addiction treatment spaces will open in southern Alberta.
The beds for people struggling with addiction will be located in the new Medicine Hat Recovery Centre, which will open March 28.
“These new treatment beds are a positive step toward providing healthier outcomes for people coping with mental illness and addiction,” Associate Minister of Health Brandy Payne said.
There will be six short-term beds that will be used to help people withdraw from drugs or alcohol. Twelve beds will be longer-term.
“For families, the most important thing to know is that there’s more help than we ever realized. There’s a whole network of people in Medicine Hat working together to support people with addiction and their loved ones,” Pat Dorward said, who’s a family member of an addiction treatment client.
The province has committed to opening as many as 31 additional treatment spaces in other communities.
- Three new social detox beds for children and youth in the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs protective safe house at Hull Services in Calgary.
- Six to eight new adult detox beds in Lethbridge
- Red Deer’s Safe Harbour will have 20 beds upgraded to provide medical detox services
The province said the additional spaces come after recommendations from the Mental Health Review.
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