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VIMHS Currents newsletter for March 2019 is here
Stories of loss, grief, advocacy and activism. Plus...Alfred Andrew and his road to recovery…Michelle Young asks “How do I talk to my young daughter about my depression?”…Brain Injury Symposium looks at brain injury, mental health and substance use…and more. In the...
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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...
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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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