First Nations in the Interior region will have access to First Nations-led mental health and addictions treatment, with construction underway on the Seven Nations Soaring…
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New Opioid Treatment Access Line launched
The B.C. government has launched the Opioid Treatment Access Line to make it faster and easier for people to get life-saving medication to treat opioid-use…
Foundry East Kootenay ready to help local youth
More young people struggling with mental-health and addictions challenges will benefit from a first-of-its-kind Foundry centre in Cranbrook. Foundry services are a vital part of…
Decriminalization’s one-year anniversary
Letter to the Editor A year ago today, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to take steps to treat addiction as a health…
Complex-care housing opens for Indigenous people
People in Ktunaxa Nation communities living with complex mental-health and addiction challenges have new housing and tailored supports to help them stabilize their lives and…
Illegal drug possession prohibited in child-focused spaces
The B.C. government has received approval from the federal government to prohibit the possession of illegal drugs at playgrounds, spray pools, wading pools and skate…
New mental-wellness supports for Métis people
The Government of B.C. is providing $500,000 for Métis Nation BC to host two gatherings in the fall. In one, Métis girls will benefit from…
Seventh anniversary of public-health emergency in B.C.
Letter to the Editor Today, with heavy hearts and deep grief, we mark the seventh anniversary of the province’s public-health emergency in response to the…
Foundry centre coming along for young people in region
Young people and families will have faster, easier access to mental-health and addiction services and primary care with the expansion of Foundry centres to more…
Drug decriminalization begins Tuesday in B.C.
B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption…