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B.C. funding first-of-its-kind detox service for Indigenous youths

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Service will be starting this spring at Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre north of Nanaimo

A wellness centre on Vancouver Island will be the first of its kind in B.C., offering detox services specifically for Indigenous youths.

Eby said in a press release that the toxic drug crisis is disproportionately affecting Indigenous people. The on-reserve centre will provide 20 substance-use treatment beds that offer culturally informed care to Indigenous youths aged 12 to 18 years, noted the press release. Services will begin in phases, starting this June, and the centre is expected to operating at full capacity this fall.

 

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