Ontario is building the country’s first post-traumatic stress injury treatment centres for first responders and one will be in Caledon.
Premier Doug Ford says the facility will have 40 residential beds to connect first responders to tailored and comprehensive treatment services.
Ford says “we owe a huge debt to our first responders, who make incredible sacrifices every day to keep families and communities across Ontario safe”.
Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health was with Ford for the announcement.
“Getting our first responders access to comprehensive mental health support they might need at any given time is another way our government is taking concrete action to support those who serve our communities every day”, Jones says.
The other facility in Toronto will focus on providing rehabilitative services.
Those include assessment, intensive outpatient therapy, and aftercare and will house recreation programs and facilities that encourage health and recovery.