BC’s Mental Health and Substance Use Journal
Visions is an award-winning quarterly magazine that brings together many views on mental health and substance use. It’s a place to explore different aspects of wellness, share your own experiences, learn from others, and discuss ideas.
The journal is written by and for people who have experienced mental health or substance use problems or used mental health or addictions services, along with service providers, family and friends, community advocates, and leaders and decision-makers.
Visions was first published by CMHA BC in 1997. Since 2003, Visions has been produced by the BC Partners for Mental Health and Substance Use Information—a group of non-profits working together, which includes CMHA BC.
Print subscriptions to Visions are free to anyone in BC. For those outside BC, subscriptions are $25 for four issues. To subscribe or order an issue of Visions, please visit our online Store.
Electronic subscriptions are available for free at www.heretohelp.bc.ca/visions.
Past and current issues:
- Families, Friends and Substance Use: 2024
- Nourishing and Moving Our Bodies: 2023
- The Many Faces of Neurodiversity: 2023
- Intergenerational Trauma: 2023
- Growing Up in a Digital World: 2023
- Recovery: Living Your Bestish Life: 2022
- How’s Work? Life in the Workplace: 2022
- Housing as a Human Right: 2022
- Supporting Parents: 2021
- Responding to Feelings: 2021
- Systemic Racism: 2021
- COVID-19: 2020
- Rural, Remote and Northern Communities: 2020
- Workplace Bullying and Harassment: 2020
- Youth Facing Health Inequities: 2020
- Blips and Dips in the Recovery Journey: 2019
- Supporting Adult Children: 2019
- Rethinking Housing: 2019
- Loneliness and Social Connection: 2019
- Problem Gambling and Video Gaming: 2018
- The Language We Use to Talk About Mental Health and Substance Use: 2018
- Workplace: Disclosure and Accommodations: 2018
- Opioids: 2018
- Young People: Self-Injury: 2017
- Recovery: Stigma and Inclusion: 2017
- Families and Crisis: 2017
- Supported Housing: 2017
- Mindfulness: 2016
- Body Image: 2016
- Indigenous People: 2016
- Workplace: Transitions: 2016
- Young People: Transitions: 2015
- Treatments: What Works?: 2015
- Couples: 2015
- Housing – Discrimination and Inclusion: 2015
- Mind-Body Connection: 2014
- Finding the Right Help – Navigating the System: 2014
- Culture: 2014
- Workplace: 2014
- Young People: 2013
- Recovery: 2013
- Families: 2013
- Health Literacy: 2013
- Housing: 2013
- Wellness: 2013
- Having a Baby: 2012
- Income: 2011
- Borderline Personality Disorder: 2011
- Social Support: 2011
- Older Adult Immigrants and Refugees: 2010
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender: 2010
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: 2009
- Cannabis: 2009
- Workplaces: 2009
- Schools: 2009
- Aboriginal People: Summer 2008
- Campuses: Spring 2008
- Medications: Fall 2007
- Housing and Homelessness: Summer 2007
- Tobacco: Spring 2007
- Trauma and Victimization: Winter 2007
- First Responders for Young People: Fall 2006
- Treatments for Young People: Summer 2006
- Alcohol: Spring 2006
- Criminal Justice: Winter 2006
- Suicide: Fall 2005
- Stigma & Discrimination: Summer 2005
- Men: Spring 2005
- Women: Winter 2004
- Families: Summer 2004
- Parenting: Spring 2004
- Concurrent Disorders: Winter 2004
- Self-Management: Summer 2003
- Supported Education: Spring 2003
- Eating Disorders: Fall 2002
- Seniors’ Mental Health: Summer 2002
- Anxiety Disorders in Children and Youth: Spring 2002
- Employment: Winter 2001
- Spirituality and Recovery: Spring 2001
- Mood Disorders: Fall 2000
- Housing: Spring/Summer 2000
- Cross Cultural Mental Health: Winter 2000
- Sexuality, Intimacy and Relationships: Summer 1999
- Poverty, Unemployment and Income: Winter 1999
- Approaches to Building Mental Health Accountability: Fall 1998
- Community Inclusion: Summer 1998
- What is Mental Health?: Spring 1998
- Women’s Mental Health: Winter 1998
- Rehabilitation and Recovery: Fall 1997
- Early Intervention: Spring 1997
Visions is produced by the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information and funded by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority.