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By Dylana Kneeshaw

ADDICTIONS TREATMENT

Kamloops to receive 10 new youth substance use treatment beds

Apr 1, 2021 | 8:40 AM

KAMLOOPS — Interior Health says ten new youth substance use treatment beds will be coming to Kamloops.

In a release Thursday (Apr. 1), IH says the contract to operate these beds has been awarded to A New Tomorrow Treatment Solutions. The organization is a partnership between the principals of Active Care Youth and Adult Services and Dr. Mandy Manak in Kamloops.

Dr. Manak is the founder and Medical Director of the Interior Chemical Dependency Office in Kamloops and specializes in the field of addiction medicine.

The new beds will open this spring for young people between the ages of 12 to 18 who have significant and complex substance use challenges. The beds are designed for youth who haven’t been successfully supported through less-intensive treatment.

The inpatient treatment beds provide a short-tem ‘live in’ environment with daily programs to address the underlying causes of a person’s substance use.

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“We at Active Care were having conversations about youth treatment with Dr. Manak and Interior Health’s RFP was very similar to the vision we had been exploring for years,” states Daryl Smeeton, CEO of Active Care Services. “Active Care Youth and Adult Services have been providing service for children and youth in B.C. for almost 30 years and we are thrilled to be joining with Dr. Manak – a renowned addictions, mental health practitioner – and Interior Health, to address a need that we all recognize.”

The beds are part of the B.C. government’s commitment to double the number of youth substance use beds. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Ministry of Health are working to implement 123 new beds around the province as part of a 10-year strategy.