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Construction begins on Surrey mental-health and substance-use treatment facility
The new 60-bed Surrey centre is expected to open to patients by spring 2028, offering specialized brain-injury care and involuntary admission beds.
Construction has begun on a new 60-bed mental-health and substance-use treatment facility in Surrey, with beds expected to be available to patients by spring 2028. The centre, announced by Premier David Eby in July, will also provide specialized care for people living with brain injuries.
The building at 6833 and 6869 King George Blvd. will be renovated to meet patients’ complex needs. It will include involuntary admission beds for people in the Fraser Health region facing the most severe mental-health and substance-use challenges.
Health Minister Ravi Kahlon said specialized care and treatment for patients with the most complex needs are vital to their path to wellness. He said the new Surrey beds will help more people obtain care closer to home and build on work to create a system that meets people where they are.
The project has a budget of up to $57 million and is being developed through a partnership among the provincial government, Fraser Health, the Provincial Health Services Authority and local partners.
Garry Begg, parliamentary secretary for Surrey infrastructure and MLA for Surrey-Guildford, said Surrey has a clear and growing need for more mental-health and substance-use supports. He said the beds will improve access to care for individuals and families when it is needed most and help address long-standing community demand.
Amna Shah, parliamentary secretary for mental health and addictions and MLA for Surrey City Centre, said construction marks an important step toward expanding access to specialized treatment in the region. She said the facility will provide a safe, supportive setting for people requiring treatment for complex mental-health and substance-use challenges, with care focused on stability, healing and recovery for people in Surrey and surrounding communities.
The province said it continues to assess locations for future designated mental-health treatment beds elsewhere in British Columbia. Expanding designated mental-health services under the Mental Health Act was a key recommendation from Dr. Daniel Vigo, British Columbia’s first chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders, appointed in June 2024.