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flag British Columbia plans new secure-care facilities to tackle addiction and mental health crises.

flag British Columbia Premier David Eby plans to open two secure-care facilities in spring for individuals with severe addiction, brain injury, and mental illness. flag The facilities will be in Surrey and Maple Ridge, with the first 10-bed treatment center within a correctional facility in Surrey. flag The province aims to provide 400 psychiatric beds, upgrading 280 outdated ones, at new and expanded hospitals. flag These measures follow a failed drug decriminalization experiment and aim to address the province's mental health and addiction crisis.

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