BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
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Culturally safe care
Working in partnership
Culturally safe care for Indigenous clients, patients and families
At BCMHSUS, we are strongly committed to eliminating Indigenous-specific racism, embedding Indigenous cultural safety and humility in our programs and services, and improving Indigenous health and wellness.
We support clients, patients, and their families who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis).
We support clients, patients, and their families who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis).
Collaboration
Partnering with patients and families
Patient experience & community engagement
Since 2019, the team has engaged 182 patient & family partners for a range of opportunities. These include policy focus groups, leadership committees, and hiring panels.
There are 127 lived experience partners in the Patient and Family Partner Network.
There are 127 lived experience partners in the Patient and Family Partner Network.
Meaningful work. Fulfilling careers.
Work with us
Careers with BCMHSUS
Lead and deliver patient-centred, evidence-based care as part of our multidisciplinary teams that include nurses, physicians, dentists, social workers, psychologists, patient navigators, and more.
Learning
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Centre for Learning: Improving care, strengthening hope
A new kind of platform, the Centre for Learning is an online hub offering emerging knowledge, best practices, evidence-based learning and other resources related to complex mental health and substance use issues.
Featured news
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02 Dec 2024
Challenging systemic injustices to foster a more inclusive and equitable society
Rick Johal is committed to eradicating Indigenous-specific racism for the improvement of all peoples. He received a PHSA+ Award for approaching this work with humility, acknowledging himself as a perpetual learner and using his platform to effect change.
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03 Sep 2024
Bringing more coordination to PHSA’s response to the toxic drug crisis
For her entire career, Kacey Dalzell has been passionate about helping people who have mental health and substance use concerns.
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02 Sep 2024
BCMHSUS is attracting passionate team members who value inclusivity and authenticity
Talent Acquisition Marketing, Sanya’k̓ula and BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services teams, including Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety, partner to create new recruitment tools and careers campaign content.
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04 Jun 2024
More than meets the eye
Kelly Soros is an Indigenous woman and emergency physician. She is also the loving sister of Jake, who was incarcerated. Kelly shares her experience in an animated video series from BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services and Emily Carr University.