Prince George is set to receive 20 units of complex care housing.
This is part of a total 240 new units announced in the province’s Homes for People plan in 2023.
40 of those will be Indigenous-led, and the province is working closely with Indigenous groups to identify partners and priority communities.
The units will provide those with overlapping mental health challenges, developmental disabilities, addiction issues, trauma, and/or acquired brain injuries the care they need where they live.
“People dealing with serious mental health, addiction and housing challenges are often left behind,” said Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside.
“Their complex needs can lead to a cycle of evictions, stays in shelters and repeated visits to emergency rooms. We’re supporting more complex-care housing, so more people can get the coordinated care they need right in their own homes, and they can live happier and healthier lives in their communities and remain connected to their support networks.”
Complex-care housing provides voluntary and person-centred health and social supports under one roof where people live and for as long as they need it.
The services are planned and coordinated by healthcare partners and delivered in partnership with housing operators.
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