VIMHS annual general meeting on Monday September 25
Vancouver Island Mental Health Society’s annual general meeting will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 5 p.m. in Vancouver Island Regional Library's Harbourfront branch (90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo). Please join us!
Employment opportunities…join our teams in Nanaimo or Campbell River
Are you in search of a rewarding and meaningful human and community services career? Vancouver Island Mental Health Society is looking to fill positions across all locations. Our intent is to encourage a society that values and supports all people, including those...
Here’s our Currents newsletter for August 2023
Grounds and garden revitalization...Campbell River and District Coalition to end homelessness on how to help...Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy...New Nanaimo organization to focus on homelessness...What to do if your child is struggling...and...
New VIMHS website is on the way
Update: Our current website is being revised and rebuilt over the next several weeks. It will launch in late September.
It’s Mental Health Week May 1 to 7
Within our stories is the mental health care we all need. Storytelling is a fundamental part of being human. Stories help build connections and strong communities. Storytelling, in all its forms, supports mental health and reduces stigma. This year’s Mental Health...
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VIMHS annual general meeting on Monday September 25
Vancouver Island Mental Health Society’s annual general meeting will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 5 p.m. in Vancouver Island Regional Library's Harbourfront branch (90 Commercial Street, Nanaimo). Please join us!
Employment opportunities…join our teams in Nanaimo or Campbell River
Are you in search of a rewarding and meaningful human and community services career? Vancouver Island Mental Health Society is looking to fill positions across all locations. Our intent is to encourage a society that values and supports all people, including those...
Here’s our Currents newsletter for August 2023
Grounds and garden revitalization...Campbell River and District Coalition to end homelessness on how to help...Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy...New Nanaimo organization to focus on homelessness...What to do if your child is struggling...and...
MEDIA SCAN
Downtown audio journey shines light on Campbell River’s toxic drug crisis
Locals will soon have the chance to listen in on the ongoing toxic drug poisoning crisis, hearing stories recorded from those who have experienced it first hand. The Walk With Me team is making its way north to Campbell River, launching a handful of community walks...
Analysis: People living on the streets are struggling. Their neighbours are too.
A lack of investment in the necessities of life, from health care to housing, has left residents of Nanaimo to 'pick up the pieces.' When I sit down to write a series, I typically try to break the issue down into a simple outline that often takes the form of...
If we say mental health help is on its way for Indigenous people, we’d better mean it
The country was horrified when the remains of 215 children were discovered in an unmarked grave at the site of a residential school in Kamloops, B.C. This gave Canadians pause about what kind of country they live in; it also brought a terrible sinking feeling, a...
PEOPLE FIRST MEDIA
Who is homeless? Why? What is being done to help? What can I do?
AUDIO | Homelessness is a huge problem in North America – and all over the world. But who is homeless? Why? What is being done to address the situation? What can I do? These questions and many more are addressed in Shelter, a book for readers aged nine to 12 and the...
Bell Let’s Talk: A catalyst for support and self-disclosure, or corporate greed?
AUDIO | For years, the stigma around depression has caused many to suffer in silence. Since its launch by Canadian telecommunications giant Bell Canada in 2010, the Bell Let’s Talk campaign has aimed to change the narrative around mental health. But Bell itself has...
The toxic illicit drug supply claimed the lives of at least 2,224 British Columbians in 2021
AUDIO | The toxic illicit drug supply claimed the lives of at least 2,224 British Columbians in 2021, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service. “Over the past seven years, our province has experienced a devastating loss of life due to a toxic...
