Visions is an award-winning quarterly magazine written by and for people who have experienced mental health or substance use problems, family and friends, service providers, and decision-makers.Continue readingIndigenous Mental Health: Visions articles
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Lighting the Path: A cross-sector response to BC’s mental health and addictions plan
In this recorded webinar, we take a closer look at A Pathway to Hope, BC’s 10-year plan for improving mental health and addictions care. Its release in June 2019 marked a shift toward mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention; decisions based on evidence and high standards; co-design by people with lived experience; and real progress on […]Continue readingLighting the Path: A cross-sector response to BC’s mental health and addictions plan
Mental Health Programs for Indigenous Communities
Learn about Living Life to the Full and Beyond the Blues: Education and Screening Days.Continue readingMental Health Programs for Indigenous Communities
Mother and Mental Health Advocate: Candice’s Story
After losing her brother to suicide and living with her own mental health challenges, Candice has found a renewed sense of purpose and reason to care for her mental health: her daughter.Continue readingMother and Mental Health Advocate: Candice’s Story
Overdue: The case for increasing the persons disabilities benefit in BC
Published by the Disability Without Poverty Network in 2012, this brief reviews the cost of basic essentials in BC and proposes an increase to the Persons wit Disabilities benefit rate to a minimum of $1,200 per month to better reflect the actual cost of living in BC.Continue readingOverdue: The case for increasing the persons disabilities benefit in BC
Policy Perspective: Charter Challenge of the BC Mental Health Act – Involuntary Treatment (Section 31)
There has been recent renewed attention on BC’s mental health legislation, prompted by a Charter challenge led by the Community Legal Assistance Society, and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, to address the issue of involuntary psychiatric treatment under BC’s Mental Health Act.Continue readingPolicy Perspective: Charter Challenge of the BC Mental Health Act – Involuntary Treatment (Section 31)
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health: Guide to a Systemic Approach
This guide outlines a framework for addressing student mental health in post-secondary institutions. It is the result of a commitment undertaken by the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) to strengthen student mental health. The framework presented in this guide outlines a systemic approach that […]Continue readingPost-Secondary Student Mental Health: Guide to a Systemic Approach
Structural Violence: The role of poverty, trauma and stress in mental health and addictions
In this recorded webinar, Jenny Morgan and Vanessa Brcic discuss the complex connections between poverty, trauma and stress in the development, experience and treatment of mental illness and addictions.Continue readingStructural Violence: The role of poverty, trauma and stress in mental health and addictions
Suicide Prevention – Community Gatekeeper Podcast
In this podcast series, Dr. Jennifer White and Dr. Patti Ranahan discuss findings from their study of the implementation of the Community Gatekeeper provincial suicide prevention training initiative led by CMHA BC. Their qualitative study was aimed at better understanding the complex processes surrounding implementation, including exploring the challenges and opportunities that arose along the […]Continue readingSuicide Prevention – Community Gatekeeper Podcast
The Benefits of “Bouncing Back” — Bronwen’s Story
Bronwen is a busy wife and mother working full-time in mental health and substance use services. Born and raised in Vancouver, Bronwen first realized that she had mental health concerns when she tragically lost her first husband to a terminal illness in 2003.Continue readingThe Benefits of “Bouncing Back” — Bronwen’s Story