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VICTORIA, BC – (October 6, 2022): First piloted in North and West Vancouver in November 2021, with additional investment from the Province of BC, communities in New Westminster and Victoria can expect Peer Assisted Care Teams (PACT) to be a new resource of person-centered trauma-informed crisis support. “Crisis situations that are met with community-based care […]Continue readingMental Health Crisis Call Service Operators Announced for New Westminster and Victoria

This Fall, Beyond the Blues Events will include a Dose of Fun and Games to Educate British Columbians about Depression, Anxiety and Mental Health Vancouver, BC – (September 28, 2022): Entering into the season of fall, families are in the thick of school, adjusting to work schedules and new life challenges. The reduced daylight can […]Continue readingFeeling stressed, low, anxious? Need support and information?

Canadian Mental Health Association offers tips and free wellness programs to help reduce stress for families as they return to school routines VANCOUVER BC (September 23, 2022) – Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division (CMHA BC) BounceBack® program is now available to youth 13+. This free skill-building program is designed to help adults and youth […]Continue readingMental health programs are now available to youth in BC aged 13+

September 22, 2022 (Victoria) – People experiencing mental-health challenges, particularly thoughts of suicide and self-harm, will benefit from improved quality of care in mental-health and substance-use treatment settings, such as emergency departments. The Province is investing $2 million to support an initiative that will create provincewide standards and training to improve care in the health-care […]Continue readingCare enhanced for people at risk of suicide, facing mental-health crisis

July 26, 2022 (Victoria) – Indigenous families with children three to 12 who are experiencing big worries and fears will have access to free, culturally grounded wellness practices through a virtual parent and caregiver coaching program. With the support of the Province, the We Are Indigenous: Big Worries/Fears Parent/Caregiver Support Program was developed with the […]Continue readingNew culturally informed mental-wellness supports will help Indigenous families

Dr. Jean Moore was a lifetime advocate, educator and community volunteer leader who passed away on June 6, 2022. Since 1967 she gave over 50 years of service with the Canadian Mental Health Association in BC, Alberta and nationally. Dr. Moore also lent her skills to First Call: BC’s Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, to […]Continue readingA tribute to Dr. Jean Moore: Outstanding community volunteer leader

June 2, 2022 – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) BC Division and National offices welcome the decision from the federal government to grant a request from the Province of British Columbia to provide an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that will, beginning January 31, 2023, decriminalize personal possession of small amounts […]Continue readingCMHA welcomes the decriminalization of small amounts of certain illicit substances for personal use in British Columbia, calls for more action

$10,000 being donated to three non-profits as part of campaign co-created by youth March 3, 2022 – A new campaign will see a total of up to $10,000 donated to three non-profit organizations as part of a project to increase understanding and awareness of youth substance use in the midst of BC’s toxic drug crisis. […]Continue readingCMHA BC launches new substance use campaign by youth, for youth

New research shows chronic stress taking toll on individuals and organizations (March 1, 2022) –  Far from feeling the pandemic is over, most people in British Columbia are stressed about what’s next, with 65% worried about new variants and 64% worried about COVID-19 circulating in the population for years to come. Two years of pandemic-related […]Continue readingMost British Columbians worry COVID will never go away