Bridge housing and supportive housing in Campbell River
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...
With two thirds of British Columbians expecting their mental health to deteriorate coming into fall and winter, the demands on crisis lines is expected to continue throughout the pandemic
A research survey released on November 18, 2020 by Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) reveals that most British Columbians do not know where to access mental health services and have never accessed care for their mental health. A startling 2 in 3 are unaware of psychology and...
B.C. urban mayors’ priorities: Mental health treatment; unconditional funding for infrastructure
A commentary by the mayors of Kelowna and Victoria, on behalf of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus. During the election campaign, the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus released a Blueprint for B.C.’s Urban Future. It called on all parties to address mental health, substance use...
Tackling harmful stereotypes can promote veterans’ mental health
For many veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, their military service is the best time of their lives. It’s a time of peak physical condition and close-knit camaraderie, where comrades have your back and everyone has a meaningful role. Working together to serve and...
Mental illness and recovery: Nick Petrella & Jillian Brown
Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. It has been observed every year since 1992 and is coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and...
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Mental Illness Awareness Week 2020: Navigating Mental Health during the COVID-19 pandemic
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...
20 bridge housing spaces now open in Campbell River, managed by VIMHS
Vancouver Island Mental Health Society has officially opened 20 spaces offering "bridge housing" in Campbell River. Bridge housing provides homeless citizens with a bed, showers and meals, as well as many of the support services found in permanent supportive housing....
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...
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B.C. urban mayors’ priorities: Mental health treatment; unconditional funding for infrastructure
A commentary by the mayors of Kelowna and Victoria, on behalf of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus. During the election campaign, the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus released a Blueprint for B.C.’s Urban Future. It called on all parties to address mental health, substance use...
Tackling harmful stereotypes can promote veterans’ mental health
For many veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, their military service is the best time of their lives. It’s a time of peak physical condition and close-knit camaraderie, where comrades have your back and everyone has a meaningful role. Working together to serve and...
Easing the disruption of COVID-19: Supporting the mental health of Canadians
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of the people of Canada. Most have found it challenging to cope with social distancing, isolation, anxiety about infection, financial security and the future and balancing demands of work and home...
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Mental illness and recovery: Karandeep Gill & Caroline Fei-Yeng Kwok
Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. It has been observed every year since 1992 and is coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and...
This year will be tough for my class of special-needs students
AUDIO | The Toronto Star reported on October 5, 2020 that stressed Ontario teachers are saying that they’re ‘June tired' -- but it’s only October. Reporter Nadine Yousif wrote that “Many of Ontario’s 160,000 teachers say burnout is running rampant. They’re overwhelmed...
COVID-19 outbreaks at universities: Students need safe places to socialize, not partying bans
AUDIO | As universities have reopened in various ways this fall after spring COVID-19 closures and a rapid move to online learning, new challenges are emerging. Beyond navigating a “new normal” of both virtual and in-person academic learning, universities must...
