B.C. bolsters mental health and substance use services for inmates leaving jail

The B.C. government says inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams.

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Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson says that’s an increase from inmates at five facilities getting help with services like housing, health care, transportation and treatment when they are released. Malcolmson says more staff are being hired for transition teams, which include social workers, nurses, peer support workers and so-called patient navigators who are Indigenous.

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