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A new city-operated rehabilitation facility for people in recovery from drug addiction will begin accepting patients this month in Northeast Philadelphia, marking a major milestone for Mayor Cherelle L. Parker a year after taking office.
Flanked by top cabinet members and local elected officials, Parker on Wednesday unveiled the Riverview Wellness Village, a former personal-care home in the shadow of the city’s jail complex that will have 340 treatment beds in its initial phase.
The mayor framed the opening as a critical component of her administration’s plan to end open-air drug markets across the city. She has made addressing the crisis in Kensington, where hundreds of people in the throes of addiction live on the street, a cornerstone of her first-term agenda.
“We will be a model for the nation about how you deal with this issue,” Parker said.
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