P.E.I. to invest $130 million on two new mental health and addictions care facilities
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Prince Edward Island authorities will quickly break floor on two new psychological well being and habit remedy services. The mixed price for the 2 centres is $130 million.
Development on a psychological well being and addictions acute care facility and life abilities centre — which can exchange the Hillsborough Hospital — is slated to start in early 2024 and value the province roughly $114 million by the point the 168,000-square-foot constructing is accomplished in 2027.
The location will home a number of services providing hospital-based remedy for sufferers affected by psychological well being issues and substance use whereas additionally providing packages that empower people to develop life abilities on their journey to restoration and extra impartial residing.
“The psychological well being and addictions group is worked up to have state-of-the-art, trendy, patient-centred services to supply life-changing care to Islanders,” mentioned Dr. Javier Salabarria, psychiatrist and provincial psychological well being and addictions providers medical director.
In the meantime, the $16-million, 35,000-square-foot psychological well being and addictions wellness and transition centre will even start building subsequent yr and is predicted to be accomplished in 2026.
The house will present extra recovery-focused psychological well being programming and providers, in addition to a brand new long-term psychological well being transition program to be supplied along with present provincial packages comparable to addictions intensive day remedy and the 12-bed addictions transition program.
“In preparation for shifting into these buildings, we proceed to develop new remedy packages and providers, a lot of that are a primary for our province, to make sure everybody in want of psychological well being, habit and substance use care has entry to the helps they want wherever they could be on their journey to restoration and well-being,” mentioned Salabarria.
