Path 525 will turn into a Homelessness and Dependancy Restoration Therapy Hub.
THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay’s Path 525 has been chosen as one among 9 protected drug consumption websites that can transition right into a Homelessness and Dependancy Restoration Therapy (HART) Hub.
The province made the announcement on Thursday it was approving the transition from protected consumption website to the brand new mannequin of therapy hubs for a lot of the 10 websites which are slated for closure on the finish of March, all situated inside 200 metres of faculties and licensed child-care centres. The opposite places are in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, and Guelph.
“We have heard loud and clear from families across Ontario that drug injection sites near schools and child-care centres are making our communities less safe,” mentioned Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of well being, in a information launch. “Through these nine new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs, part of our government’s $378 million investment to create a total of 19 hubs across the province, we are taking the next step in our plan to keep communities safe while improving access to mental health and addictions services.”
Path 525, which is operated by Nor’West Well being Centres, is the one consumption and therapy companies website in Northern Ontario.
The 9 accepted websites will probably be transitioned to the HART Hub mannequin by March 31 and these websites will be capable to obtain as much as 4 occasions extra funding to help therapy and restoration than they did as protected consumption websites, the province says.
The hubs embrace companies corresponding to main care and psychological well being companies together with dependancy care and help, social companies and employment help.
They won’t help the protected consumption of illicit medication.
The choice by the province to shut Path 525 was met with concern by hurt discount staff and activists and opposing politicians.
