A Kamloops non-profit will be opening 10 new youth detox beds this spring.
Those beds will be operated by A New Tomorrow Treatment Solutions, and will be for people between the ages 12 and 18. There will be daily programs available for people accessing those beds, which will be able on a short-term basis to clients to address underlying substance use issues.
Youth accessing those beds will be admitted if other forms of treatment have not been successful.
“These home-like treatment environments will make a significant impact in the lives of youth who need a higher level of support,” Interior Health CEO Susan Brown says in a news release.
Interior Health announced today it had issued the contract for those beds but did not say what the value was.