A “place of healing and hope” is how Gail Teabo describes Michael Garron Hospital’s (MGH) new women's withdrawal facility.
The roughly 6,000-square-foot space is slated to open its doors for the first time on Monday. When it does, it will become the only site of its kind between Oshawa and Bathurst Street.
“When you come to a place like this for the first time, you are at your lowest point. … For me, it was suicide or get help,” Teabo shared. In the works for about three years, the new east-end space has a six-bed intake area, 10 longer-stay beds, a kitchen, laundry rooms, washrooms, a program room as well as offices and other meeting rooms. It is funded by Ontario Health.
Aside from receiving culturally-safe, trauma-informed, and judgement-free treatment for acute intoxication or withdrawal from alcohol and/or other substances, those who come to the new facility will also be connected with essential resources like housing providers, harm reduction services, and community case management as they take steps to move forward with their life.
The new space will be open 24/7 to individuals from across the GTA who self refer or are referred by a clinician or community member. The site, which is located next door to a men’s withdrawal centre also run by Garron, also has the capacity to support referrals from hospital emergency departments across the GTA.
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