Provincial Health Services Authority

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) improves the health of British Columbians by seeking province-wide solutions to specialized health care needs in collaboration with BC health authorities and other partners.

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Caring for people with complex mental health and substance use challenges

BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services provides specialized treatment, education, health promotion and more for British Columbians.

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Did you know?

In Canada, one in three people will experience a mental illness in their lifetime and one in five will experience a substance use disorder.

Mental illness and substance use can exacerbate each other.

We provide specialized care for people with the most complex mental illness and substance use disorders in the province through 620+ residential treatment and transitional housing beds and six outpatient clinics for forensic clients. We also care for approximately 18,000 clients per year in B.C.'s 10 provincial correctional centres.

Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use Learning Rounds return

Patients at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital complete 630 paid work and volunteer opportunities in 2022 through vocational program

Community Transition Teams expand to support more British Columbians leaving corrections

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What is complex mental health and substance use?

We treat the most ill, most vulnerable people in B.C., whose needs go beyond what they can access in their communities. One frequent example of the kind of complex illness we treat is a concurrent disorder, which is defined as a combination of a severe mental illness and substance use disorder. Learn about complex mental health and addiction

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Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use Learning Rounds return, facilitating knowledge exchange for better care	Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use Learning Rounds return, facilitating knowledge exchange for better care	Provincial Mental Health & Substance Use Learning Rounds, a collaborative forum, is facilitating knowledge exchange among mental health and substance use professionals and engaging interdisciplinary teams in collaborative learning.	http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/learning-rounds-are-back	2023-01-20T08:00:00Z
Patients at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital complete 630 paid work and volunteer opportunities in the community thanks to growing vocational program	Patients at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital complete 630 paid work and volunteer opportunities in the community thanks to growing vocational program	This year, patients at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital (FPH) have completed over 630 paid and voluntary opportunities.	http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/patients-at-forensic-psychiatric-hospital-complete-630-paid-work-and-volunteer-opportunities	2022-12-14T08:00:00Z
More overdoses can be prevented with interventions for people leaving correctional centres who use stimulants	More overdoses can be prevented with interventions for people leaving correctional centres who use stimulants		http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/more-overdoses-prevention-with-interventions-for-people-leaving-correctional-centres-using-stimulants	2022-11-23T08:00:00Z
New resources aim to facilitate open dialogue about mental health and substance use	New resources aim to facilitate open dialogue about mental health and substance use	Conversations about a person’s mental illness or substance use can be challenging, but listening with the intent to understand plays a big part in supporting recovery. To help facilitate open dialogue, BCMHSUS has created new resources.	http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/new-resources-help-facilitate-dialogue-on-mental-health-substance-use	2022-11-22T08:00:00Z
Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO learning sessions help democratize knowledge around mental health and substance use care	Provincial Mental Health and Substance Use ECHO learning sessions help democratize knowledge around mental health and substance use care	As part of its commitment to building capacity among clinicians and care providers to provide better mental health and substance use services, BCMHSUS has launched a Project ECHO, a series of evidence-based, interactive, learning sessions.	http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/provincial-mental-health-substance-use-echo-supports-collaborative-learning	2022-11-03T07:00:00Z

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