Mental-health, addiction services to expand in downtown Victoria

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This is a great initiative that we hope will go a long way to help those experiencing homelessness in Victoria. Kudos to all the partners that collaborated to make this possible.

Health and harm-reduction services for those suffering from severe addictions and mental-health problems will be expanded and based out of two downtown Victoria hubs.

Read the article: Mental-health, addiction services to expand in downtown Victoria

Source: Times Colonist

Authors: Judith Lavoie, Bill Cleverley

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