BC Liberals says they'd spend $1.5 billion to offer free addictions treatment with no waits
Posted: Feb. 2, 2023 5:55PMOn Thursday BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon announced a $1.5 billion plan to overhaul B.C.’s mental health system and build a free, no wait addictions treatment system.
The plan would see user fees at publicly-funded addictions treatment centres eliminated and would allow the province to fund beds in private centres as needed in order to eliminate wait times. Falcon says they would also triple the 105 beds currently available at the Red Fish Centre and would change legislation to allow for involuntary treatment for the most vulnerable, who are at the greatest risk of harm.
While skeptical of just how the BC Liberals would roll out and pay for such an ambitious plan, families of those who have died from toxic drugs say spreading the services across the province and eliminating fees and wait lists is critical.
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