by ccsadmin | Dec 18, 2020 | Media Scan, VIMHS News
A three-story complex of low-rent housing has begun welcoming residents in Nanaimo. The doors officially opened on 285 Rosehill St. at Terminal Ave on Dec. 1, providing 23 studio apartments for those with mental health and addiction services. Owned and operated by the...
by ccsadmin | Nov 30, 2020 | VIMHS News
Orange the world – it’s the message being spread during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. The campaign begins on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and runs until December 10, World Human...
by ccsadmin | Nov 23, 2020 | VIMHS News
It’s that giving time of year…VIMHS updates from Campbell River and Nanaimo…Stats, infographics, and the continuum of housing…COVID stress syndrome…Mental health challenges among women and girls who are homeless…and more. Download a PDF copy of our...
by ccsadmin | Nov 21, 2020 | People First Media, VIMHS News
Provinces across Canada face similar issues as attempts are made to provide housing to homeless citizens. In British Columbia, the provincial government is acting on several fronts, across a spectrum of programs, from emergency shelters to temporary, transitional, and...
by ccsadmin | Oct 22, 2020 | VIMHS News
23 units of new rental housing are now available in Nanaimo at VIMHS Rosehill Apartments (located at 285 Rosehill Street). Rental rates are governed by BC Housing’s Community Housing Fund. “There is an urgent need to create more options for those...
by ccsadmin | Oct 4, 2020 | VIMHS News
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has announced the five Canadians who have been named as the “2020-21 Faces of Mental Illness.” The announcement came just before the start of Mental Illness Awareness Week, which will be held from...
