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A new centre providing services for children, adolescents and youth has been inaugurated in Victoria, Gozo.
Minister for Health and Active Ageing Jo Etienne Abela said that through this new centre, they will be benefiting 300 individuals and their families.
He explained that a number of services will be offered that relate to the Child Development Assessment Unit (CDAU) and the Children and Young People’s. Services (CYPS) among them, Occupational Therapy; physiotherapy; speech language pathology; child and adolescent psychiatry; and new services such as dental hygienist (educational); community paediatrics; and family therapy.
“Even in Gozo we have seen that there is this facility that can provide a modern and holistic service. This facility is also close to the Gozo General Hospital for which, as already announced, there is a development and regeneration plan,” the Minister said.
“The aim of this centre is to offer health care services and support both to the client and to the relatives or people who take care of them,” said Minister Jo Etienne Abela.
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