September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023 @ 12:00 am – safeTALK is half-day workshop that teaches “connector skills,” including recognizing signs, engaging a person with thoughts of suicide, and connecting them to an intervention resource for safety and further support. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day, […]Continue readingSuicide Prevention Training (ASIST & safeTALK)
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Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Mental Health Issue
…contact information in the blue pages of your phone book or online at www.mcf.gov.bc.ca. If the office is closed or you don’t know who to call, call the Helpline for…Continue readingChildhood Sexual Abuse: A Mental Health Issue
CMHA BC and Crisis Centres Urge British Columbians to Learn Suicide Prevention Skills
…Community Gatekeeper Training, CMHA Mid-Island W: www.mid-island.staging.cmha-bc.flywheelsites.com E: judy.north@cmha.bc.ca Justine Thomson Executive Director, Need2 Victoria W: www.need2.ca E: jthomson@need2.ca Elizabeth Newcombe Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society W: www.vicrisis.ca E:…Continue readingCMHA BC and Crisis Centres Urge British Columbians to Learn Suicide Prevention Skills
Supporting a Friend or Family Member
…different mental health problems. Alzheimer Society of BC Visit www.alzheimerbc.org or call 1-800-936-6033 (toll-free in BC) for information and community resources for individuals and families with dementia. AnxietyBC Visit www.anxietybc.com…Continue readingSupporting a Friend or Family Member
CMHA BC and BC Crisis Centres urge British Columbians to learn suicide prevention skills
…www.need2.ca E: jthomson@need2.ca Elizabeth Newcombe Executive Director, Vancouver Island Crisis Society W: www.vicrisis.ca E: elizabeth@vicrisis.ca BC Interior Shannon Hecker Regional Coordinator, Community Gatekeeper Training, CMHA Shuswap Revelstoke W: www.shuswap-revelstoke.staging.cmha-bc.flywheelsites.com E:…Continue readingCMHA BC and BC Crisis Centres urge British Columbians to learn suicide prevention skills
Evaluating Mental Health and Substance Use Information
…stories and resources at www.heretohelp.bc.ca. Learn more about who’s behind the site on our About Us page. HealthLinkBC Call 811 or visit www.healthlinkbc.ca to access free, non-emergency health information for…Continue readingEvaluating Mental Health and Substance Use Information
Resources
…and for First Nations and Indigenous Peoples, available 24/7. Talk to someone online Kids Help Phone / Jeunesse J’ecoute Visit www.kidshelpphone.ca (English) or www.jeunessejecoute.ca (French) to send your questions to…Continue readingResources
CMHA statement on conversion ‘therapy’
…the sex they were assigned at birth [1] https://www.noconversioncanada.com/what-is-conversion-therapy and https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10508420701713014 [2] UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/SexualOrientation/ConversionTherapyReport.pdf [3]…Continue readingCMHA statement on conversion ‘therapy’
The toxic drug crisis will not be fixed behind closed doors
…of health such as safe, accessible, and affordable housing. Links: https://cmha.ca/news/cmha-welcomes-decriminalization-of-some-illicit-substances-in-bc-calls-for-more-action/ https://www.leg.bc.ca/parliamentary-business/legislation-debates-proceedings/42nd-parliament/4th-session/bills/first-reading/gov34-1 Footnotes: 1. Province of BC (Sept 2023). Building a mental health and substance use system of care [Powerpoint]….Continue readingThe toxic drug crisis will not be fixed behind closed doors
Mental Illnesses in Children and Youth
…help you find help, available in English only, are FamilySmart Visit www.familysmart.ca or call 1-855-887-8004 (toll-free in BC) or 604-878-3400 (in the Lower Mainland) for information and resources that support…Continue readingMental Illnesses in Children and Youth