By Thomas Doucet

Sober House

Prince George sobering house set to open this fall

Jun 13, 2022 | 12:49 PM

PRINCE GEORGE—The proposed sobering house at 1201 1st Avenue, is the result of a new push in provincial funding to provide support for people suffering from substance-use challenges.

Through Budget 2021 and 2022 the provincial government has invested nearly $300 million in mental health and substance-use services. This investment includes a commitment to open 195 substance use beds and serve as many as 500 people across the province.

“People in B.C.’s North need and deserve a seamless, integrated system of mental-health and substance-use care,” said Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. “By adding a sobering centre and new complex-care housing, we are building a full continuum of mental-health and substance-use care for people in the North’s hub city.”

Renovations of the space are expected to be finished in the next couple months and the centre should be ready to open in the fall.

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“The sobering centre is one more tool in our action plan to support people living with substance-use challenges,” said Colleen Nyce, board chair, Northern Health. “Whether individuals are experiencing substance-use or mental-health challenges, or both, meeting people where they are is an important step in supporting them.”

“Prince George city council is very pleased that these supports will soon be available for people in our community. The addition of a sobering centre addresses a critical need for resources dedicated to this area of care. We are looking forward to the addition of complex-care housing to meet the needs of our most vulnerable residents, and we thank the Province for its continued investment in Prince George and ongoing support for these much-needed services,” said Lyn Hall, Mayor of Prince George.