Island's first long-term substance-use recovery program for women expected to open in late fall

Piles of concrete blocks and fixtures fill a former youth detention centre in View Royal, but in a few months, it will be transformed into the Island’s first long-term recovery centre for women struggling with substance use.

When completed, the women’s centre will have 18 single rooms and one double room, for a total capacity of 20 people, Diebel said while giving a tour of the space to reporters Wednesday. “That means they’re separated from their family. It means they’re separated from their community supports and it also means that when they get to the end of that treatment program transitioning back to their home community is harder.”

People will follow a routine, starting each day with a morning meeting and a walk with all the women in the community, before going into daily programming, she said.

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