{"id":503348,"date":"2026-02-27T16:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/503348\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:03:09","slug":"new-transitional-housing-resource-opens-in-montreal-to-support-mental-health-and-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/503348\/","title":{"rendered":"New transitional housing resource opens in Montreal to support mental health and homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new transitional housing resource aimed at supporting people experiencing homelessness and living with mental health issues has officially opened in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>Quebec Health Minister\u00a0Sonia B\u00e9langer\u00a0announced the launch of PRISM North, a 12-bed mixed facility that will provide a structured living environment and access to psychiatric, nursing and psychosocial services. The initiative is designed to help vulnerable individuals transition toward stable housing and long-term recovery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/transitional-housing-resource-opens-in-Montreal-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-470245\"  \/>Sonia B\u00e9langer, Minister of Health, Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers, Minister Responsible for Social Services and Minister Responsible for the Laurentides Region at Mental Health and Homelessness \u2013 Opening of a new transitional housing resource in Montreal on Feb. 27, 2026. (Arthur Henault, CityNews) <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that by joining forces and investing in innovative solutions like this, we can bring hope to those who need it most,\u201d said B\u00e9langer.\u00a0\u201cI welcome the deployment of this initiative, which illustrates the commitment of all partners to fight homelessness, both in the city and throughout Quebec.\u201d I warmly thank all the teams involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chantal Rouleau, Minister responsible for Social Solidarity and Community Action and the Montr\u00e9al region, and\u00a0Karine Boivin Roy, Member of the National Assembly for Anjou\u2013Louis-Riel, joined B\u00e9langer in highlighting the importance of expanding services in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery new resource counts,\u201d said Rouleau. \u201cThere are no small actions to fight homelessness: it is by adding them up, concretely on the ground, that we change life trajectories. With PRISM North, we are adding an essential link between the street, care and housing. This mobilization between the health network, the community sector and the territory\u2019s partners shows that, in the city, we are moving forward together towards more humane, more structured and sustainable solutions for the most vulnerable people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PRISM North will accept referrals from the health and social services network as well as community organizations. The project will receive an additional $500,000 in recurring funding starting in the 2026\u20132027 fiscal year to ensure long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was developed through a partnership between the\u00a0Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 universitaire de sant\u00e9 et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, the\u00a0Old Brewery Mission\u00a0and\u00a0L\u2019Espace la Travers\u00e9e, combining network and community expertise to better serve a highly vulnerable population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new transitional housing resource aimed at supporting people experiencing homelessness and living with mental health issues has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-503348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}