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BC nurses become the first in Canada to prescribe life-saving opioid agonist treatment
Article | BC nurses become the first in Canada to prescribe life-saving opioid agonist treatment Meet Jessica Martens, a registered psychiatric nurse who became one of the first certified nurses in the Provincial Health Services Authority to prescribe Suboxone. She …
Annmarie’s story: The power of community and creativity in overcoming trauma
Article | Annmarie’s story: The power of community and creativity in overcoming trauma This is the story of Annmarie, who experienced childhood trauma and abuse at the hands of her former spouse. Today, she looks back on her life with a clearer understanding of how …
Harnessing the power of art and nature for recovery
Article | Harnessing the power of art and nature for recovery Read the story of how a mural in the Hummingbird Room at the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction came to life. 27 Aug 2021 Category Image Rosalie Dipcsu-Williams, a member of the …
Understanding the root causes of addiction this International Overdose Awareness Day
Article | Understanding the root causes of addiction this International Overdose Awareness Day This International Overdose Awareness Day, experts from BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services explain why treatment and addressing the root causes of addiction are …
kʷikʷəƛ̓əm gifts historic warrior house post to watch over clients at the Red Fish Healing Centre
Article | kʷikʷəƛ̓əm gifts historic warrior house post to watch over clients at the Red Fish Healing Centre For the first time in over a century, a striking house post, carved from a 600-year-old cedar tree, had been unveiled and placed on the primary lands of the …
Providing effective care to marginalized populations becomes easier thanks to The Hotel Study
Article | Providing effective care to marginalized populations becomes easier thanks to The Hotel Study Nearly 75 per cent of adults living in marginalized housing live with some form of a mental illness, suggests a longitudinal study by researchers from BC Mental …
Then and now: Making advancements in hepatitis care within BC correctional settings
Article | Then and now: Making advancements in hepatitis care within BC correctional settings The transfer of correctional health services to the public health system has led to positive changes in hepatitis C screening, according to new research by BC Mental …
People with mental illness, addictions benefit from new Red Fish Healing Centre
Article | People with mental illness, addictions benefit from new Red Fish Healing Centre People living with complex mental illness and addictions have access to a new purpose-built treatment centre with a model of care that is innovative and progressive — the …
Province gets first look into new Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction
Article | Province gets first look into new Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Last week, members of the provincial government, Kwikwetlem First Nation and other partners of BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services celebrated the opening of …
Supporting and affirming LGBTQIA2S+ clients living with mental illness and addiction
Article | Supporting and affirming LGBTQIA2S+ clients living with mental illness and addiction All too often, members of the Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA community experience discrimination and stigma, which can exacerbate existing health issues. BC Mental Health and …