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Record 1 2020-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
DEF

A shelter that provides specific services to persons living with an alcohol addiction.

CONT

The establishment of a wet shelter was seen as a way to give street-entrenched, homeless alcoholic men a place to live and receive food, clothing, medical care and regular, managed alcohol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Le RAPSIM [Réseau d'aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal] suit activement le développement de centres de consommation d'alcool contrôlée (wet shelter). Une ressource de ce type vise à être un endroit où la consommation d'alcool est permise et réglementée.

Spanish

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