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This photo is the final installation of a Mental Health Awareness campaign I started as part of a 4 chapter story I am doing within my 52 week challenge. I wanted to end the story on a hopeful note, but I also wanted it to ring true to anyone who has experienced any form of a mental health disorder so chasing what to use as a final photo was difficult for me because I wanted it to be a positive message but I didn't want it to be unrealistic or cheesy. The reality of disorders like depression and anxiety is that motivation is low and frequently anhedonia (loss of interest in things you enjoy) develops. These common symptoms inspired this photo for me. I love reading, and it is something that brings me great joy and an escape from the life. It is something achievable, so it inspired me for this photo.
As someone with a mental health disorder starts to improve little things like starting to do hobbies like reading reading or chores like laundry/cooking are great daily wins that should be celebrated. There are good days and bad days. Instead of portraying someone fully better with a big smile, here is someone on a good day who is able to get out of bed, get dressed, make themselves a coffee, and even start a new new book. For some people that is a huge accomplishment on a difficult journey. For each person it is a very individual journey, and I have seen in my experience so many personal stories. There are many steps backwards and forwards. I hope for anyone out there reading this blurb that you have more steps forwards then backwards, more good days than bad, and that slowly you get to a point where most days seem good.
To anyone who feels isolated, alone and ashamed, please reach out to family/friends, a doctor, counsellor, or helpline. I wish you all the best in this journey that has too long been unfairly stigmatized.
Chapter 1: flic.kr/p/DQZq8Y
Chapter 2: flic.kr/p/H7tHjm
Chapter 3: flic.kr/p/L6Y3Cs
(see comment one for all chapters in a row)
Chapter 3 of a 4-week series spread over the year within a 52 week challenge. See below (comment one) for Chapter 1 & 2, which starts the story in the spiral of depression and substance use. I am using this story as a mental health awareness series in the hope it opens discussion to a topic that is full of stigma to the point that people are often afraid to talk about it. This story is one of hope, so here my wish for recovery for anyone on this journey... Chapter 3 offers the first glimpse of the possibility of recovery however hard it may be to achieve.
Chapter 3 - Hanging by a thread.... sometimes it's learning to hang on to that one small thread that gives you a glimpse of hope. Something to look forward to. Something where one can start to see the future and believe in it. Hold onto that feeling. Grasp it and start to climb. You reach out to others for help of course, but it's that personal realization that there is flicker of hope. Even then there will be slips down down that thread to climb up it again, but it's a start from the bottom of a pit where no light was visible.... Hope to those to keep climbing.
"Be faithful in the small things because it is in them that your strength lies"
-Mother Teresa
***For anyone who is going through some form of depression, substance abuse, or otherwise I hope this image is true to experience. I wish for Chapter 3 to be an image of hope (knowing that the journey is far from smooth). If you can and need to, I hope you can reach out for help.
BC youth with substance use disorders will soon have more supports with the re-opening of an enhanced, specialized, residential treatment program at the Crossing at Keremeos facility.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0034-000711
BC youth with substance use disorders will soon have more supports with the re-opening of an enhanced, specialized, residential treatment program at the Crossing at Keremeos facility.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0034-000711
BC youth with substance use disorders will soon have more supports with the re-opening of an enhanced, specialized, residential treatment program at the Crossing at Keremeos facility.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0034-000711
The Province has provided $500,000 to Turning Point Recovery Society to support those experiencing substance abuse on their path to a better life.
Health Minister Terry Lake made the announcement at the organization’s Making Recovery a Reality gala in Vancouver, which featured singer-songwriter David Crosby as guest speaker.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0036-000772
Text description of infographic:
Panel 1: Comorbidity: when a person has two or more disorders at the same time or one after the other. This occurs frequently with substance use and mental disorders. Comorbidity almost means that interactions between these two disorders can worsen the course of both.
Panel 2: Who is affected?
7.7 million adults have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. This doesn’t mean that one caused the other and it can be difficult to determine which came first.
Of the 20.3 million adults with substance use disorders, 37.9% also had mental illnesses.
Among the 42.1 million adults with mental illness, 18.2% also had substance use disorders.
Panel 3: Who gets treatment?
There are many effective treatments for both mental and substance use disorders. A comprehensive treatment approach will address both disorders at the same time.
Not everyone with co-occurring conditions gets the treatment they need:
52.5% of those with co-occurring conditions received neither mental health care not substance use treatment.
34.5% of those with co-occurring conditions received mental health care only.
09.1% of those with co-occurring conditions received both mental health care and substance use treatment.
3.9% of those with co-occurring conditions received substance use treatment only.
Panel 4: What are the barriers to getting treatment?
Even among people who want to find help, barriers exist to receiving it.
Among adults with co-occurring disorders who did not receive mental health care, their reasons for not receiving it were:
52.2% said they could not afford the cost.
23.8% said they did not know where to go for treatment.
23.0% said they could handle the problem without treatment.
13.6% said they feared being committed.
12.4% said it might cause their neighbors to have a negative opinion of them.
11.1% said they did not think treatment would help.
10.6% said they did not have the time.
10.1% said they were concerned about confidentiality.
Among adults with co-occurring disorders who did not receive substance use care, their reasons for not receiving it were:
38.4% said they were not ready to stop using.
35.1% said they had no health insurance and could not afford the cost.
13.1% said it might cause their neighbors to have a negative opinion of them.
13.0% said it might have a negative effect on their job.
11.5% said they did not know where to go for treatment.
9.9% said they had insurance, but it did not cover the treatment cost.
9.0% said no program had the treatment type.
Percentages represent the annual average weighted percentage.
Please note, respondents could provide more than one response.
For more information about finding treatment or yourself or a loved one, visit, drugabuse.gov/related-topics/treatment.
References
Han B, Compton WM, Blanco C, Colpe LJ. Prevalence, Treatment, And Unmet Treatment Needs Of US Adults With Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders. Health Aff Proj Hope. 2017;36(10):1739-1747. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0584
BC youth with substance use disorders will soon have more supports with the re-opening of an enhanced, specialized, residential treatment program at the Crossing at Keremeos facility.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0034-000711
Differences in Marijuana Use Disorder
Women:
develop disorder more quickly1
more anxiety disorders2
more panic attacks2
Men:
more severe disorder1
more antisocial personality disorders2
more of other substance use problems2
Prescription Pain Medicines
Women are less likely to misuse or abuse prescription pain medicines. Four million women report past-year misuse. Five million men report past-year misuse.
Figure 2:
Treatment for Sleeping Aid Misuse
Women are more likely to seek treatment for misuse of barbiturates. Fifty-five percent of past-year treatment admissions for barbiturate misuse are women. Forty-five percent of past-year treatment admissions for barbiturate misuse are men.4
Quitting Nicotine
Nicotine replacement options, such as the patch or gum, are less effective for women than for men. Quit rates after 6 months on the nicotine patch were 14.7 percent for women and 20.1 percent for men.5
References:
Hernandez-Avila CA, Rounsaville BJ, Kranzler HR. Opioid-, cannabis- and alcohol-dependent women show more rapid progression to substance abuse treatment. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2004;74(3):265-272.
Thomas H. A community survey of adverse effects of cannabis use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1996;42(3):201-207.
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ). Table 1.58A. Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2015.
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions by Primary Substance of Abuse, According to Sex, Age Group, Race, and Ethnicity, Year = 2012, United States. wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/quicklink/US12.htm. Accessed January 6, 2016.
Perkins KA, Scott J. Sex differences in long-term smoking cessation rates due to nicotine patch. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008;10(7):1245-1250.
Credit: National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
The Province has provided $500,000 to Turning Point Recovery Society to support those experiencing substance abuse on their path to a better life.
Health Minister Terry Lake made the announcement at the organization’s Making Recovery a Reality gala in Vancouver, which featured singer-songwriter David Crosby as guest speaker.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0036-000772
Amrik Virk, Minister of Advanced Education and MLA for Surrey-Tynehead, together with representatives of Fraser Health, toured the brand new Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) emergency department, now Canada's second-largest ER, which opens to patients on Oct. 1, 2013.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/07/smh-emergency-department-o...
Prince George-area MLAs joined with the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Prince George, a new integrated youth-service centre.
Foundry will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a one-stop shop for primary-care, mental-health, substance-use, and social services. The centre, for youth between the ages of 12 and 24 years, is hosted by the YMCA of Northern BC and anticipates being fully operational and accepting clients by spring 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0005-000064
Prince George-area MLAs joined with the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Prince George, a new integrated youth-service centre.
Foundry will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a one-stop shop for primary-care, mental-health, substance-use, and social services. The centre, for youth between the ages of 12 and 24 years, is hosted by the YMCA of Northern BC and anticipates being fully operational and accepting clients by spring 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0005-000064
The Province is adding 33 new and expanded substance-use programs, supported by approximately 130 new health-care workers, specifically for young people.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/27718
Prince George-area MLAs joined with the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Prince George, a new integrated youth-service centre.
Foundry will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a one-stop shop for primary-care, mental-health, substance-use, and social services. The centre, for youth between the ages of 12 and 24 years, is hosted by the YMCA of Northern BC and anticipates being fully operational and accepting clients by spring 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0005-000064
Prince George-area MLAs joined with the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Prince George, a new integrated youth-service centre.
Foundry will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a one-stop shop for primary-care, mental-health, substance-use, and social services. The centre, for youth between the ages of 12 and 24 years, is hosted by the YMCA of Northern BC and anticipates being fully operational and accepting clients by spring 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0005-000064
Prince George-area MLAs joined with the community to celebrate the launch of Foundry Prince George, a new integrated youth-service centre.
Foundry will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a one-stop shop for primary-care, mental-health, substance-use, and social services. The centre, for youth between the ages of 12 and 24 years, is hosted by the YMCA of Northern BC and anticipates being fully operational and accepting clients by spring 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0005-000064
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
A new integrated youth-service centre, the Foundry Kelowna, will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a 'one-stop shop' for primary care, mental health and substance use, and social services.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PREM0150-002709
A new integrated youth-service centre, the Foundry Kelowna, will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a 'one-stop shop' for primary care, mental health and substance use, and social services.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PREM0150-002709
A new integrated youth-service centre, the Foundry Kelowna, will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a 'one-stop shop' for primary care, mental health and substance use, and social services.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PREM0150-002709
A new investment in B.C.’s system of substance-use care will build up treatment and recovery services for people who need them in communities throughout the province.
Learn more at: news.gov.bc.ca/25521
Youth at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns will have more support with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative. The initiative will work with five British Columbia communities - Kelowna, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, Campbell River, Prince George and Abbotsford - to develop service centres for youth. The centres are part of a provincial network of easily accessible youth mental-health, substance-use, primary-care and social-service centres hosted by local non-profit organizations.
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0053-001061
Youth at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns will have more support with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative. The initiative will work with five British Columbia communities - Kelowna, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, Campbell River, Prince George and Abbotsford - to develop service centres for youth. The centres are part of a provincial network of easily accessible youth mental-health, substance-use, primary-care and social-service centres hosted by local non-profit organizations.
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0053-001061
Youth at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns will have more support with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative. The initiative will work with five British Columbia communities - Kelowna, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, Campbell River, Prince George and Abbotsford - to develop service centres for youth. The centres are part of a provincial network of easily accessible youth mental-health, substance-use, primary-care and social-service centres hosted by local non-profit organizations.
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0053-001061
A new integrated youth-service centre, the Foundry Kelowna, will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a 'one-stop shop' for primary care, mental health and substance use, and social services.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PREM0150-002709
A new integrated youth-service centre, the Foundry Kelowna, will bring existing services under one roof so families and young people can access a 'one-stop shop' for primary care, mental health and substance use, and social services.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016PREM0150-002709
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
The Province is adding 33 new and expanded substance-use programs, supported by approximately 130 new health-care workers, specifically for young people.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/27718
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
A new investment in B.C.’s system of substance-use care will build up treatment and recovery services for people who need them in communities throughout the province.
Learn more at: news.gov.bc.ca/25521
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
Youth at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns will have more support with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative. The initiative will work with five British Columbia communities - Kelowna, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, Campbell River, Prince George and Abbotsford - to develop service centres for youth. The centres are part of a provincial network of easily accessible youth mental-health, substance-use, primary-care and social-service centres hosted by local non-profit organizations.
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0053-001061
Experts attribute ongoing and historic colonization, trauma and dispossession of lands and resources as contributing to the impacts of the overdose public health emergency for First Nations peoples in BC. Preliminary data released today point to emerging trends that First Nations peoples are overrepresented in this health emergency, similar to other health indicators driven by the social determinants of health.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to cover the 18th Annual PRISM Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center honoring writers, producers, directors, and actors for their authentic depictions of mental health and substance use issues.
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
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About 19th Annual PRISM Awards
19th Annual PRISM Awards Ceremony honoring writers, producers, directors, and actors for their authentic depictions of mental health and substance use issues. Substance use: prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health not only affect the person involved, but also others around them, and we are proud to commend those who are involved in the art of making a difference.
The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) annually presents, in collaboration with flagship airing partner FX Network, the PRISM Awards. The PRISM Awards is a nationally-televised awards show special recognizing the accurate depiction of mental health issues and drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in film, television, interactive, music, DVD, and comic book entertainment. For more info please visit www.eiconline.org or www.prismawards.com
For more of Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report coverage, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook here:
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Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to cover the 18th Annual PRISM Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center honoring writers, producers, directors, and actors for their authentic depictions of mental health and substance use issues.
Get the Story from the Red Carpet Report Team, follow us on Twitter and Facebook at:
www.facebook.com/RedCarpetReportTV
www.youtube.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork
About 19th Annual PRISM Awards
19th Annual PRISM Awards Ceremony honoring writers, producers, directors, and actors for their authentic depictions of mental health and substance use issues. Substance use: prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health not only affect the person involved, but also others around them, and we are proud to commend those who are involved in the art of making a difference.
The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) annually presents, in collaboration with flagship airing partner FX Network, the PRISM Awards. The PRISM Awards is a nationally-televised awards show special recognizing the accurate depiction of mental health issues and drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction in film, television, interactive, music, DVD, and comic book entertainment. For more info please visit www.eiconline.org or www.prismawards.com
For more of Mingle Media TV’s Red Carpet Report coverage, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook here:
www.facebook.com/minglemediatvnetwork
www.flickr.com/MingleMediaTVNetwork
Follow our host, Quinn Marie on Twitter at twitter.com/carolinabonetti
The Province is taking a critical step to end the shame and stigma that prevents people with substance-use challenges from reaching out for life-saving help as B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize people who use drugs. Beginning Jan. 31, 2023, until Jan. 31, 2026, adults (18 and older) in B.C. will not be subject to criminal charges if they possess a small amount of certain illegal drugs for personal use.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/28152
Youth at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns will have more support with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative. The initiative will work with five British Columbia communities - Kelowna, North Vancouver and West Vancouver, Campbell River, Prince George and Abbotsford - to develop service centres for youth. The centres are part of a provincial network of easily accessible youth mental-health, substance-use, primary-care and social-service centres hosted by local non-profit organizations.
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016HLTH0053-001061
A new online map will make it easier for BC parents to find child and youth mental health and substance use services in their communities. In this photo (L to R): Keli Anderson, Founder and Ambassador of the F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids’ Mental Health, Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux, Parliamentary Secretary for Child Mental Health and Anti-bullying Jane Thornthwaite and Health Minister Terry Lake.
To view the online map: www.health.gov.bc.ca/healthy-minds/cymhsu-servicesmap.html
Better, seamless mental health and substance use care for children and youth in three more school districts will support families through new integrated child and youth teams in Richmond, Coast Mountains and Okanagan-Similkameen.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/22978
The Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre is substantially complete and will create a welcoming, home-like experience for clients, including a rooftop garden deck. The facility’s anticipated opening date is fall 2017.
The eight-storey building will consolidate inpatient and outpatient services under one roof to provide clients with the treatment, programs and skills they need to successfully resume life in the community. It will replace outdated facilities such as the former VGH Willow Chest Centre (circa 1948) and Health Centre at Vancouver General Hospital (circa 1943).
It is also the future home for Vancouver Coastal Health’s Access and Assessment Centre, which opened in April 2016 in the Vancouver General Hospital Health Centre and will be moved when the Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Centre is open.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0067-000868
From left, George Peary joins Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer, Health Minister Terry Lake, Darrel Burnham, CEO, Coast Mental Health, Denise Bradshaw, program director, BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, and Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam to celebrate the opening of the new rehabilitation and recovery program at the Brookside and Hillside facilities on the Riverview grounds.
The relationship between substance use and homelessness is complex. While rates of substance use are disproportionately high among the homeless population, homelessness cannot be explained by substance use alone. The use of substances alone does not necessarily signal addiction, nor a harmful or problematic lifestyle. In addition, many people who are addicted to substances never become homeless, but an individual that is experiencing housing instability, often due to low income, has an increased risk of losing their housing if they use substances. Once on the streets, an individual with substance use issues has little chance of getting housing as they face insurmountable barriers to obtaining health care, including substance use treatment services and recovery supports.
For more information on substance use, addiction and homelessness, visit the homeless Hub: www.homelesshub.ca
Experts attribute ongoing and historic colonization, trauma and dispossession of lands and resources as contributing to the impacts of the overdose public health emergency for First Nations peoples in BC. Preliminary data released today point to emerging trends that First Nations peoples are overrepresented in this health emergency, similar to other health indicators driven by the social determinants of health.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/
Health Minister Terry Lake is joined by George Peary, PHSA board member, Darrel Burnham, CEO, Coast Mental Health and Mayor Richard Stewart, City of Coquitlam to celebrate the opening of the new rehabilitation and recovery program at the Brookside and Hillside facilities on the Riverview grounds.
Amrik Virk, Minister of Advanced Education and MLA for Surrey-Tynehead, together with representatives of Fraser Health, toured the brand new Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) emergency department, now Canada's second-largest ER, which opens to patients on Oct. 1, 2013.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2013/07/smh-emergency-department-o...
BC youth and young adults struggling with serious substance use problems have access to Ashnola at The Crossing, the re-opened and re-named 22-bed residential treatment program in Keremeos.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017HLTH0077-001037