Being safe, being me: Trans and non-binary youth health in Canada
In 2014, the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) conducted a bilingual survey to learn about the health of transgender youth in Canada. It was the first and largest of its kind in Canada, with 923 young people responding. From this report,...
Transgender individuals are more likely to have chronic health problems
AUDIO | Transgender individuals in Ontario are more likely to experience chronic health problems than the general population, according to a study published August 28, 2020 at JAMA Open. In the largest study of its kind ever conducted in Canada, 2,085 transgender...
Campbell River housing project in former restaurant nears completion
The new bridge housing project going into the former Rosebowl restaurant has had over four times as many applicants as it can take. The facility is expected to be open in approximately two weeks, according to Taryn O’Flanagan, the executive director of the Vancouver...
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th
Suicide prevention remains a universal challenge. Every year, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages. It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which equates to one suicide every 40 seconds. Every life lost represents...
International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31
International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or...
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BC Housing, VIMHS and the City of Campbell River are partnering on a project to build 50 new homes with support services
BC Housing, the Vancouver Island Mental Health Society (VIMHS) and the City of Campbell River are partnering on a project to build 50 new homes with support services for people experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. BC Housing will lease a portion of the City-owned...
Housing and Program Manager – Campbell River
Vancouver Island Mental Health Society (VIMHS) is hiring a Housing and Program Manager to take responsibility for overall operations at the Supportive Housing Program in Campbell River. The Manager will also act as the primary point of contact for VIMHS’s Campbell...
VIMHS is hiring for full- and part-time positions in Campbell River
Housing Support Worker and Sobering and Assessment Centre Worker positions are available with Vancouver Island Mental Health Society in Campbell River, B.C. Housing Support Worker (Full-Time and Part-Time), Campbell River The Housing Support Worker (HSW) provides...
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Campbell River housing project in former restaurant nears completion
The new bridge housing project going into the former Rosebowl restaurant has had over four times as many applicants as it can take. The facility is expected to be open in approximately two weeks, according to Taryn O’Flanagan, the executive director of the Vancouver...
Calls for safer supply of drugs as B.C. records 175 overdose deaths in July
British Columbia recorded 175 overdose deaths in July as paramedics responded to a record 2,706 non-fatal overdoses, prompting health officials to call for greater access to a safer supply of drugs as a top priority. The province had its highest-ever overdose...
Pandemic, cannabis, transit, mental health, addictions hot topics at B.C. local-government convention
Every September, hundreds of local government officials from across B.C. gather at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention to discuss issues that are affecting their communities. But this year, because of the COVID-19...
PEOPLE FIRST MEDIA
Another world is possible as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic
AUDIO | Nanaimo city councillor Tyler Brown has taken a look at the calls to return to normal after the recent COVID-19 pandemic emergency and he reminds us that what was once considered “normal” included a list of urgent problems needing to be dealt with. From...
Dr. Vanessa Brcic: “We’re moving towards a healthier, more equitable society. Don’t let progress stop”
AUDIO | We’re still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and elsewhere around the world. Whether or not it’s the first wave of infections, a potential second wave of infections, or concerns about a possible overlapping of flu season with COVID-19 this...
COVID-19 human challenge trials could speed up vaccine development
AUDIO | It’s currently uncertain how many people COVID-19 will affect worldwide and at what speed its impacts will be felt. Possible outcomes are shaped by interventions like social distancing, the capacity of health systems, potential drug treatments, and many other...
