Provincial Leadership, Research and System Planning
BCMHSUS is a provincial leader in clinical care, professional development, and research related to mental health and substance use, adult forensic psychiatric services, and correctional health.
Our approach
Research
Our vibrant team of researchers, world-leaders in their fields, strive to learn more about how to support and treat people living with mental health and substance use concerns.
We invest in in-house learning for our clinical and administrative staff as well as mental health care providers around BC. We want to ensure that everyone working with people living with mental health and substance use concerns have access to the most up-to-date treatment information.
We invest in in-house learning for our clinical and administrative staff as well as mental health care providers around BC. We want to ensure that everyone working with people living with mental health and substance use concerns have access to the most up-to-date treatment information.
Indigenous cultural safety
We are committed to creating a meaningful, safe and healthy experience for Indigenous people, families and communities.
Our team members have completed cultural safety and anti-racism programs and have access to additional resources to help them build a more compassionate and informed workforce.
Our team members have completed cultural safety and anti-racism programs and have access to additional resources to help them build a more compassionate and informed workforce.
Our commitment to Indigenous health and cultural safety
Partnerships
Our research and learning activities are done in partnership with academic institutions, community services, health care organizations and people with lived experience of mental illness and substance use.
We also partner with these organizations to adapt to changing priorities, strengthen capacity, and advance system-level improvement.
We also partner with these organizations to adapt to changing priorities, strengthen capacity, and advance system-level improvement.
Transforming care and systems
Delivering the best care possible
Transforming care through research
Research and learning are the pillars that support our clinical practice. We know that to deliver the best care possible to clients, patients and families, and to improve our mental health care system, we need to invest in scientific research and continuous learning.
We are focused on research that will improve the lives of:
- People with complex mental illness and addiction
- People who have been incarcerated or who are currently in custody
- People who have been found not criminally responsible due to mental disorder
Investing in our care providers
Learning at BCMHSUS
BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services offers education and career development opportunities across Correctional Health, Adult Mental Health and Substance Use, and Forensic Psychiatry Services. Whether you're a student, resident, clinical or non-clinical professional, we will provide you with the tools and support you need to excel in your career and make a real impact in mental health care
Working with partners
Provincial leadership and system planning
BCMHSUS is a provincial leader in clinical care, professional development, and research related to mental health and co-occurring substance use, adult forensic psychiatric services, and correctional health.
To adapt to changing priorities, strengthen capacity, and advance system-level improvement, we work closely with academic institutions, regional health authorities and the First Nations Health Authority, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Infrastructure, community not-for-profit agencies, and people with lived and living experience of mental illness and substance use.
To adapt to changing priorities, strengthen capacity, and advance system-level improvement, we work closely with academic institutions, regional health authorities and the First Nations Health Authority, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Infrastructure, community not-for-profit agencies, and people with lived and living experience of mental illness and substance use.