Ted Flemming is the health minister for New Brunswick. (Staff photo)
A mental health facility for youth in New Brunswick is being moved from Campbellton to Moncton.
The provincial government says it’s following the advice of several experts.
Health Minister Ted Flemming says this centre was designed to be a service hub and close to other hospitals and universities which are available in Moncton.
“Politics never entered into it. I was adamant that this be a clinical decision in the best interest of health care in New Brunswick,” he noted during a media briefing on Thursday.
He says the so-called “youth centre of excellence” was intended to be more than just a bricks-and-mortar building but rather a collaborative effort of resources.
The youth centre was under construction in Campbellton next to the Restigouche Hospital when the province halted work earlier this year.
Flemming adds $10 million has been budgeted to repurpose that space to expand the residential addiction treatment program from 18 to 24 beds.
