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What’s it like being a recreation therapist at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital?
Learn more about the unique role of recreation therapists in the forensic psychiatric setting.
Celebrating our social workers and social work students
Get to know a few of the social workers and their students serving patients and clients across BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services.
BCMHSUS & BC Mental Health Foundation: Working for Better Health
The BC Mental Health Foundation is making critical contributions to BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services to help drive improvements in mental health and substance use care in our province.
10 tips to boost your mental health during the holiday season
Mental health is health. To help with holiday-related stress and challenges, we’re offering 10 tips to boost yours.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What is life like during treatment at Heartwood? There’s an app for that
Heartwood Centre for Women worked with program alumni, staff, health authority liaisons, and community partners to develop a new pre-admission app to better support clients.
Until you can love yourself
Kayla Sankey sees herself in each woman navigating healing and recovery at the Heartwood Centre for Women. Two years ago, she was one of them.