Five youth psychiatric beds will be added to Saint John Regional Hospital to address a lack of options for young people who need comprehensive mental health care.
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· Posted: Oct 27, 2025 3:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Saint John Regional Hospital and the city have no beds specifically for young people in need of mental health care. (CBC)
Five youth psychiatric beds will be added to the Saint John Regional Hospital to address a gap for young people in the city who need comprehensive mental health care.
“It was identified as a gap for services for youth having access close to home to a psychiatric unit like this one,” Robert McKee, the minister responsible for addictions and mental health services, said at the announcement Monday at the hospital.
“Oftentimes they would have to travel to other cities, other hospitals to get that service.”
A government news release said Saint John has no beds for youth in need of psychiatric care.
As a result, young people who must be hospitalized are admitted to ordinary pediatric units or adult psychiatry units or transferred to facilities elsewhere in the province.
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