Calgary police host new addictions clinic for city’s homeless – Calgary – CBC
Goal is to help clients access treatment and avoid jail time
May 31, 2017
A new mental health and addictions treatment clinic designed to meet the needs of Calgary’s homeless population will open its doors this summer and operators say there are few other facilities like it in North America.
Twenty-five staff members, including psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and social workers, are being brought together under one roof as part of a new initiative by Alberta Health Services and Calgary police.
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