B.C. expanding post-prison support services to all 10 correctional facilities
People in all 10 of B.C.’s correctional facilities will soon have a team of support workers available to help transition them back into society when they are released.
Mental health and addictions minister Sheila Malcolmson said the days and weeks following someone’s release “are crucial.”She added that those post-release days also heighten a person’s risk to the toxic drug supply, when people who use substances are 12 times more likely to fatally overdose.
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