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Caring for people with mental health & substance use challenges


BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services provides a network of services for BC residents across the province.
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Over any 12-month period, approximately one in five people will experience mental health and substance use problems severe enough to interfere with daily living.

We provide expert care for people experiencing significant challenges through 312 direct care beds, 186 contracted beds, six regional clinics, contracted housing and provincial initiatives. 

 

 

Volunteers give back at the Burnaby Centre<img alt="Helping Hands" src="/PublishingImages/HELPHANDS3.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Volunteers give back at the Burnaby CentreThe Volunteer Program at the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health & Addiction (BCMHA) was launched in March 2011./about/news-stories/stories/volunteers-give-back-at-the-burnaby-centreLearn about the volunteer program and how it makes a difference for clients of the Burnaby Centre.
BCMHSUS opens 52 new substance use treatment beds<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/ASHNOLA%20sml.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />BCMHSUS opens 52 new substance use treatment bedsYouth, young adults and adults across BC with complex substance use and mental health challenges now have access to new treatment beds that opened this spring./stories/Pages/BCMHSUS-opens-52-new-substance-use-treatment-beds-.aspxRead more about the new substance use beds
Getting ready to serve clients in correctional centres<img alt="Group therapy session" src="/PublishingImages/Corrections%20Stock%20photo%20sml.jpeg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Getting ready to serve clients in correctional centresBCMHSUS will provide health care services in provincial correctional centres, effective October 1, 2017./about/news-stories/stories/getting-ready-to-serve-clients-in-correctional-centresRead more about correctional health care services.

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​Building a new Centre for Mental Health & Addiction

We are building a new residential treatment centre on the Riverview lands in Coquitlam for adults with severe substance use and mental health issues.



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PHSA Assumption of Correctional Health Services UpdatePHSA Assumption of Correctional Health Services UpdateEffective October 1, 2017, responsibility for health care services in BC correctional centres will be assumed by BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS), an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/news/2017/phsa-assumption-of-correctional-health-services-update2017-05-31T07:00:00Z
BC Corrections Health Care Services – from private provider to public sectorBC Corrections Health Care Services – from private provider to public sectorHealth care services at provincial correctional centres operated by BC Corrections will be provided by BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS), an agency of PHSA that provides forensic mental health services across BC.http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/news/2017/bc-corrections-health-care-services-from-private-provider-to-public-sector2017-04-28T07:00:00Z
New treatment beds to open for adults with serious substance use challengesNew treatment beds to open for adults with serious substance use challenges​Vancouver – Thirty new substance use treatment beds for adults across the province are now accepting referrals through contracted providers managed by BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority.http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/news/2017/new-treatment-beds-to-open-for-adults-with-serious-substance-use-challenges2017-04-05T07:00:00Z
Ashnola at The Crossing open for youth seeking treatmentAshnola at The Crossing open for youth seeking treatmentKEREMEOS - British Columbia youth and young adults struggling with serious substance use problems now have access to Ashnola at The Crossing, the re-opened and re-named 22-bed residential treatment program in Keremeos. http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/news/2017/ashnola-at-the-crossing-open-for-youth-seeking-treatment2017-04-04T07:00:00Z
Preferred Proponent selected for Centre for Mental Health and Substance UsePreferred Proponent selected for Centre for Mental Health and Substance UseCoquitlam – The Provincial Health Services Authority has selected EllisDon Corporation – Parkin Architects Limited as the preferred proponent to design and build the new Centre for Mental Health and Addiction on the Riverview lands.http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/news/2017/preferred-proponent-selected-for-centre-for-mental-health-and-substance-use2017-03-31T07:00:00Z
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