Employment opportunities…join our teams in Nanaimo or Campbell River
Are you in search of a rewarding and meaningful human and community services career? Vancouver Island Mental Health Society is looking to fill positions across all locations. Our intent is to encourage a society that values and supports all people, including those...
Here’s our Currents newsletter for August 2023
Grounds and garden revitalization...Campbell River and District Coalition to end homelessness on how to help...Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy...New Nanaimo organization to focus on homelessness...What to do if your child is struggling...and...
It’s Mental Health Week May 1 to 7
Within our stories is the mental health care we all need. Storytelling is a fundamental part of being human. Stories help build connections and strong communities. Storytelling, in all its forms, supports mental health and reduces stigma. This year’s Mental Health...
Here’s our Currents newsletter for December 2022
It's the season of giving and gratitude…thank you for your help! VIMHS...a look back over the past year...People First Radio: 10 podcasts from 2022...Harm reduction, safe consumption and drug testing to prevent poisoning deaths...VIMHS opens sobering and assessment...
VIMHS annual general meeting on Thursday October 6, 2022
Vancouver Island Mental Health Society's annual general meeting will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 5 p.m. in Beban Park Social Centre (2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo). Please join us!
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Here’s our Currents newsletter for August 2023
Grounds and garden revitalization...Campbell River and District Coalition to end homelessness on how to help...Let evidence, not opinion, guide harm reduction policy...New Nanaimo organization to focus on homelessness...What to do if your child is struggling...and...
New VIMHS website is on the way
Update: Our current website is being revised and rebuilt over the next several weeks. It will launch in late September.
It’s Mental Health Week May 1 to 7
Within our stories is the mental health care we all need. Storytelling is a fundamental part of being human. Stories help build connections and strong communities. Storytelling, in all its forms, supports mental health and reduces stigma. This year’s Mental Health...
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Month over month, people in BC continue to lose their lives to the poisoned drug supply in record numbers
Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service’s report on illicit drug toxicity deaths for April 2021: “Month over month, people in British Columbia continue to lose their lives to...
Solving the problems in mental health care
Dealing with a mental illness is challenging enough, but more often the biggest challenge is in accessing timely help and getting the right treatment. Veteran mental-health leader Dr. David Goldbloom knows this problem well and addresses the solutions in his new book,...
Campbell River students welcome homeless to the neighbourhood
When a $10.4 million supportive housing project for the homeless was announced in Campbell River, it wasn’t completely popular with local residents. “Neighbours were concerned, businesses in the area too, and a lot was mentioned about the neighbouring schools in the...
PEOPLE FIRST MEDIA
Finding the right door to knock on: Mental health support
AUDIO | "When it comes to reaching out, it often is about finding the right door to knock on," according to Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division. Jonny Morris spoke with People First Radio about navigating the public system for...
Growing concerns about seniors in Campbell River losing homes, fearing the loss of homes
The John Howard Society of North Island offers a range of programs and services including homeless outreach and prevention, a program that connects people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with housing and community-based support services. Almost 50 per cent...
Aboriginal Youth Navigators work to help youth aging out of Ministry care
Youth homelessness refers to young people between the ages of 13 and 24 who are living independently of parents and/or caregivers, and importantly, lack many of the social supports deemed necessary for the transition from childhood to adulthood. In such circumstances,...
