…1, 2010 – August 31, 2020. Retrieved from: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/coroners-service/statistical/illicit-drug.pdf Kneebone, R. (September 2019). Social Policy Trends: Suicide and the Economy. University of Calgary School of Public Policy. Retrieved from: https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Social-Policy-Trends-Suicide-Trends-September-2019-FINAL.pdf…Continue readingFocusing on economic recovery without prioritizing mental health could mean devastating long-term consequences, says CMHA BC in leadup to election
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Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Mental Health Issue
…contact information in the blue pages of your phone book or online at www.mcf.gov.bc.ca. If the office is closed or you don’t know who to call, call the Helpline for…Continue readingChildhood Sexual Abuse: A Mental Health Issue
Commitment to more Peer Assisted Care Teams (PACT) in BC
…Tsleil Waututh Nation For more on the news: Read the full announcement from the BC Government: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0090-001743 Watch the full announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-rRdWeEwY Learn more about Peer Assisted Care Teams: https://bc.cmha.ca/peer-assisted-care-teams/…Continue readingCommitment to more Peer Assisted Care Teams (PACT) in BC
CMHA BC and Crisis Centres Urge British Columbians to Learn Suicide Prevention Skills
…Community Gatekeeper Training, CMHA Mid-Island W: www.mid-island.staging.cmha-bc.flywheelsites.com E: judy.north@cmha.bc.ca Justine Thomson Executive Director, Need2 Victoria W: www.need2.ca E: jthomson@need2.ca Elizabeth Newcombe Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society W: www.vicrisis.ca E:…Continue readingCMHA BC and Crisis Centres Urge British Columbians to Learn Suicide Prevention Skills
Suicide Prevention – Community Gatekeeper Podcast
…can be mobilized in a meaningful way to instil hope and momentum in moving an initiative forward. https://bc.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Gatekeeper-Podcast-1.mp3 In the second podcast, Patti outlines findings from the second phase of…Continue readingSuicide Prevention – Community Gatekeeper Podcast
New teams will help people in mental-health, substance-use crisis in Prince George, Kamloops and the Comox Valley
…and addictions care in B.C.: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021MMHA0049-001787 Learn about PACT and how to recommend your community: https://bc.cmha.ca/peer-assisted-care-teams/ Learn about mental health and substance-use supports in B.C.: https://wellbeing.gov.bc.ca Contact: CMHA BC Media…Continue readingNew teams will help people in mental-health, substance-use crisis in Prince George, Kamloops and the Comox Valley
Care enhanced for people at risk of suicide, facing mental-health crisis
…Pathway to Hope, government’s vision for mental-health and addictions care in B.C.: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021MMHA0049-001787 Canadian Mental Health Association: https://bc.cmha.ca/ Mental-health supports: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/mental-health-substance-use/virtual-mental-health-supports Download: Quality Improvements for Suicide Care Regional Health Authority…Continue readingCare enhanced for people at risk of suicide, facing mental-health crisis
New culturally informed mental-wellness supports will help Indigenous families
…Program, visit: www.BigWorriesStrongSpirit.ca Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Divison: www.cmha.bc.ca Confident Parents: Thriving Kids: www.confidentparents.ca Virtual mental-health supports: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/mental-health-substance-use/virtual-mental-health-supports A Pathway to Hope: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/BCMentalHealthRoadmap_ Media Contacts Ministry of Mental Health…Continue readingNew culturally informed mental-wellness supports will help Indigenous families
Supporting a Friend or Family Member
…different mental health problems. Alzheimer Society of BC Visit www.alzheimerbc.org or call 1-800-936-6033 (toll-free in BC) for information and community resources for individuals and families with dementia. AnxietyBC Visit www.anxietybc.com…Continue readingSupporting a Friend or Family Member
CMHA BC and BC Crisis Centres urge British Columbians to learn suicide prevention skills
…www.need2.ca E: jthomson@need2.ca Elizabeth Newcombe Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society W: www.vicrisis.ca E: elizabeth@vicrisis.ca BC Interior Shannon Hecker Regional Coordinator, Community Gatekeeper Training, CMHA Shuswap Revelstoke W: www.shuswap-revelstoke.staging.cmha-bc.flywheelsites.com E:…Continue readingCMHA BC and BC Crisis Centres urge British Columbians to learn suicide prevention skills