This paper aims to further explore how BC can better support youth in and from care, with a specific lens on their mental health and well-being.Continue readingChanging The Way We Support the Mental Health of Youth In Care and From Care
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Help Shape Our Future 2017 Survey Results
CMHA BC’s 2017 public engagement survey to inform decision-makers on what British Columbians see as the best ways to intervene earlier for mental health and substance use problems.Continue readingHelp Shape Our Future 2017 Survey Results
A Person-Centered Approach to BC’s Overdose-Poisoning Epidemic
In this recorded webinar, we discuss ways to share power and partner with people who use drugs to affect change and ameliorate the impact of the poisoning epidemic. People who use drugs (PWUD) are central to BC’s response to the poisoning epidemic. Some are first responders, witnessing drug use among their peers and administering life-saving […]Continue readingA Person-Centered Approach to BC’s Overdose-Poisoning Epidemic
The Role of Co-production in Recovery-oriented Approaches to Mental Health
In this recorded webinar in incredible panel of international speakers discuss the ways co-production and centering lived experience can transform practice and policies in mental health settings and inform advocacy for systems-level reform.Continue readingThe Role of Co-production in Recovery-oriented Approaches to Mental Health
Youth Involvement in Mental Health Services
In this recorded webinar, we discuss youth involvement in the design, delivery and evaluation of mental health services with speakers from youth mental health initiatives from Australia and BC.Continue readingYouth Involvement in Mental Health Services
Budget 2019: An Opportunity to Move Upstream
2018 submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services This submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services makes the case for two key areas investment in Budget 2019: supporting the services we know will keep people mentally well and support their recovery from illness, and ensuring access to coordinated […]Continue readingBudget 2019: An Opportunity to Move Upstream
Suicide Prevention – Community Gatekeeper Podcast
In this podcast series, Dr. Jennifer White and Dr. Patti Ranahan discuss findings from their study of the implementation of the Community Gatekeeper provincial suicide prevention training initiative led by CMHA BC. Their qualitative study was aimed at better understanding the complex processes surrounding implementation, including exploring the challenges and opportunities that arose along the […]Continue readingSuicide Prevention – Community Gatekeeper Podcast
Don’t let uncertainty ruin your trip
For many people, a lot of stress around travel comes down to uncertainty. Will I make my flight? Will I get to my destination on time? The good news is that a little preparation can go a long way!Continue readingDon’t let uncertainty ruin your trip
What is turbulence? Is it dangerous?
Turbulence is just some sort of change in the air around your plane. Air isn’t nothingness, it’s a fluid like water. Currents of air move up and down, ripple out, change direction, and change speed.Continue readingWhat is turbulence? Is it dangerous?
Structural Violence: The role of poverty, trauma and stress in mental health and addictions
In this recorded webinar, Jenny Morgan and Vanessa Brcic discuss the complex connections between poverty, trauma and stress in the development, experience and treatment of mental illness and addictions.Continue readingStructural Violence: The role of poverty, trauma and stress in mental health and addictions