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Province opens new substance-use treatment beds Surrey & Vancouver

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Jun, 2023 04:54 PM

The provincial government has opened 24 new substance-use treatment beds in two facilities in Surrey and Vancouver to help young adults living with addictions get access to more recovery services.

Mental Health and Addictions Minister Jennifer Whiteside says 18 of the beds have been added at the Phoenix Society in Surrey and six at the Covenant House in Vancouver.

Thank you @RachnaSinghNDP & @Jinnysims for joining me at @Phoenix_society to announce 24 new addictions treatment beds for youth in #Surrey and #Vancouver that will help more young people and their families get the individualized supports they need and deserve pic.twitter.com/HoBmNQDo2m
— Jennifer Whiteside (@JM_Whiteside) June 15, 2023

The beds in Surrey are for men in the province between 17 and 24-years old -- with an average stay of three to six months.

Meanwhile, the new beds in Covenant House are there to serve youth and young adults and the length of stay depends on their needs.

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