As many as 250 people in B.C. struggling with addiction will have increased access to recovery services with newly opened substance-use treatment beds in their communities.
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, emphasized that those seeking help for substance use should receive compassionate, effective care.
We are expanding services across B.C. to ensure more people have the support they need to stabilize their lives and start their healing journey, she said.
Twenty-six new publicly funded treatment and recovery beds aim to improve access to addiction care for underserved populations.
These beds will reduce barriers such as travel and cost. Expanded services are now available at the Karis Support Society in Kelowna, offering six beds tailored for pregnant women and women with children
and at the 333 Recovery program in Prince Rupert, which has two beds focusing on recovery support for men, including Indigenous cultural programs.
These new beds are part of the government’s ongoing efforts to expand treatment and recovery services in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association – BC Division (CMHA-BC).
The province is funding 248 treatment beds through CMHA, with more set to open by spring 2025, giving more people the support they need to overcome substance-use challenges.
