View Royal treatment centre expansion announced for the summer

The Government of BC is aiding addiction prevention and recovery after announcing a record expansion of treatment options on Jan. 25. The province aims to add 180 publicly-funded treatment and recovery beds to centres that are free of charge and closer to home for patients. The number of beds announced is nearly double the originally promised amount. 

View Royal gets more attention 

Included in the list of centres is Our Place Society’s New Roads Therapeutic Recovery Community in View Royal, which will be adding 20 additional beds to their facility this summer for women to use.

The facility, which was a former youth detention centre, will cater to women who have been unhoused, have mental health concerns or have had interactions with the criminal justice system. The program will be run like the men’s program, which currently has 47 beds for men who take part in a nine- to 24-month program; although they operate similarly, Our Place Society  will take into account the subtle differences women face when it comes to escaping dangerous situations.