The Province’s first-ever mental health and addictions emergency department is ready to open. The new $9.5 million facility opens next week to Islanders needing urgent mental health, addiction and substance use care and clinical support in times of crisis. It provides 24/7 access and is staffed by health care providers who will assess, stabilize, and manage urgent care needs. The province says health care teams will also work with patients to create a treatment plan and make connections to other acute or community-based mental health, addiction or substance use programs and services that best supports them. The new 8,000 square foot facility offers two distinct services and spaces – a mental health and addictions emergency department, which will open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and a mental health and addictions short stay unit, which will open in the coming months. A psychiatric assessment is required for admission to the short stay service.
