Here’s our Currents newsletter for August 2023

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...

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It’s Mental Health Week May 1 to 7

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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Here’s our Currents newsletter for December 2022

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...

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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...

read more

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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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,...

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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...

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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...

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