Malik is one of several Canadians who are currently walking hundreds of kilometres uphill and downhill
Recommendation one of 24 made after B.C. teen’s death in 2016
The province is spending $555,000 on the digital awareness initiative in partnership with Anxiety Canada
Island man spearheading a campaign to generate more conversation during fundraiser
Conservative MP Tom Kmiec says a day or two off not enough for some grieving parents
Navigating Greater Victoria’s mental health system
#CodePink campaign urges action to combat the havoc the pandemic is wreaking on youth
CHMA receives $3-million grant to help purchase building near city hall
Minister Sheila Malcolmson of Mental Health and Addictions says the government is working ‘as hard as we can’ to build a system of care for youths
The province provided $1.6-million to fund a virtual care platform
Roughly $56 million, as part of the 2021 provincial budget, will be used to launch the teams
Of it, $152 million will be used to address the opioid crisis and see the creation of 195 new substance use treatment beds
While some kids adjusting to online learning, parents see a lack of extracurricular activities
B.C. Psychological Association says current covered programs fail to meet the demand of British Columbians
Rural, remote and First Nations communities face obstacles, province points out
Half of managers said they drank more in February than they did in October, before the second wave
Vancouver Island Crisis Society fielded 40,100 calls during 2020-21 fiscal year
“I didn’t mean it to come out the way people take it” says John Vassilaki
A number of First Nations reported increased drug and alcohol use and relapse
Overall, 44 per cent of women said they worry they will face lack of job prospects when the pandemic ends
