Number of B.C. teens struggling with anxiety up in 2018: study
While most B.C. youth say they have good lives, more are reporting mental health concerns than five years ago, according to a major survey released Wednesday. The 2018 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey, conducted by the McCreary Centre Society, included responses from...
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We are hiring!
VIMHS is currently hiring for the following casual positions: Nurse; Mental Health Support Worker; and Tenant Support Worker. Please send cover letter and resume to gbaker [at] vimhs.org. Position descriptions (in PDF) can be found here: Nurse Job Description, MHSW...
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New Leaf Outreach provides peer-to-peer outreach and drug user advocacy in Nanaimo
A passionate group of individuals with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills have gathered together in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to provide peer-to-peer outreach and advocacy for people who use drugs. The goal is to move the community forward, creating...
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Dr. Gabor Maté counters notions of addiction as either a genetic disease or an individual moral failure
AUDIO | From street-dwelling drug addicts to high-functioning workaholics, the continuum of addiction cuts a wide and painful swath through our culture. Blending first-person accounts, riveting case studies, cutting-edge research and passionate argument, In the Realm...
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Manitoba mother writes the premier: “Mr. Pallister, please show you do care…”
AUDIO | Arlene Last-Kolb lost her son Jessie on July 18th 2014 to an opioid overdose. Arlene lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and she’s been an active and visible advocate for changes and improvements in that province’s responses to the opioid crisis. She...
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We are hiring!
VIMHS is currently hiring for the following casual positions: Nurse; Mental Health Support Worker; and Tenant Support Worker. Please send cover letter and resume to gbaker [at] vimhs.org. Position descriptions (in PDF) can be found here: Nurse Job Description, MHSW...
read moreHelp us with your donation on Giving Tuesday, November 27th
Next Tuesday, November 27, is Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a day when charities, business and individuals come together to celebrate giving. It's the opposite of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You can find out more about us, Giving Tuesday, and make a donation...
read moreRead our VIMHS Currents newsletter for November 2018!
Campbell River’s Sobering and Assessment Centre marks one year of service...United Way, Giving Tuesday...VIMHS board of directors considers communications, key messages...Our new website is now up at vimhs.org...Seniors Connect Nanaimo celebrates, educates and...
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Number of B.C. teens struggling with anxiety up in 2018: study
While most B.C. youth say they have good lives, more are reporting mental health concerns than five years ago, according to a major survey released Wednesday. The 2018 B.C. Adolescent Health Survey, conducted by the McCreary Centre Society, included responses from...
read more‘It’s not slowing down’: Students and schools wrestle with a mental-health crisis
As more students seek mental-health care, they face long waits – or pay out of pocket – as universities struggle with demand. High demand for counselling is changing how Canadian campuses get students the help they need – but many still feel they’re falling through...
read moreThose with mental illness need more programs not just more slogans
Every January, Bell Canada sponsors a media campaign encouraging Canadians to talk about mental illness on a designated, Let’s Talk Day. It donates five cents from every text or phone call made by its customers to various mental-health programs and, apparently,...
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New Leaf Outreach provides peer-to-peer outreach and drug user advocacy in Nanaimo
A passionate group of individuals with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills have gathered together in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to provide peer-to-peer outreach and advocacy for people who use drugs. The goal is to move the community forward, creating...
read moreDr. Gabor Maté counters notions of addiction as either a genetic disease or an individual moral failure
AUDIO | From street-dwelling drug addicts to high-functioning workaholics, the continuum of addiction cuts a wide and painful swath through our culture. Blending first-person accounts, riveting case studies, cutting-edge research and passionate argument, In the Realm...
read moreManitoba mother writes the premier: “Mr. Pallister, please show you do care…”
AUDIO | Arlene Last-Kolb lost her son Jessie on July 18th 2014 to an opioid overdose. Arlene lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and she’s been an active and visible advocate for changes and improvements in that province’s responses to the opioid crisis. She...
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