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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city officials on Wednesday unveiled a new tool in the effort to help people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorder.
They officially opened the Riverview Wellness Center in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia.
It’s a treatment and recovery facility next to the city’s jail complex.
Some of the buildings in the center are being remodeled to house people in longer-term recovery, which officials say the city really needs.
The center is part of what Parker called the city’s wellness ecosystem. Managing director Adam Thiel says the facility is meant to fill a major gap. The city has access to 1,400 mental health treatment beds and between 1,600 and 1,700 substance abuse treatment beds, but there are only about 500 recovery beds.
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