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Released on July 19, 2010
The Ministry of Health has approved a funding agreement with the Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority for the construction and operation of a family treatment centre that will allow families to stay together while receiving addiction treatment services.
In addition to eight family suites, the facility will also accommodate a ten-bed child and youth mental health unit.
"The presence of a provincial family treatment facility will greatly increase access to inpatient addiction services for mothers of young children who would not necessarily have accessed treatment services in the past due to child care issues," Health Minister Don McMorris said. "We are committed to developing addiction treatment services that best respond to the needs of residents living in Saskatchewan. Considerable work has been done to develop a program that will best meet the needs of these clients."
"This is an important step forward in being able to provide services to parents who are struggling with addiction," Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority Chairperson Gord Dobrowolsky said. "We know that research on addiction services indicates a need for intensive residential treatment services for parents with young children. The absence of child care and separation from younger children pose significant barriers to accessing addiction treatment services, especially for women."
"The proposed facility is a ground-breaking effort," Prince Albert Carlton MLA Darryl Hickie said. "There currently are no such family treatment services in Saskatchewan in this form."
It is expected the typical client will have a six to eight week length of stay.
The Ministry of Health will fund 100 per cent of the capital cost, totalling more than $9 million. After the project is complete, the Ministry of Health will provide annual operating funds, currently expected to be approximately $1.7 million.
Construction is expected to begin shortly. It is anticipated that services within the facility will be operational by Summer 2012.
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For more information, contact:
Michelle Schmalenberg
Health
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4083
Doug Dahl
Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority
Prince Albert
Phone: 306-787-6409
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