| “Rap and Recovery” helps substance use clients envision a future | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Kevin%20Kirkland.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | “Rap and Recovery” helps substance use clients envision a future | For substance use clients who see little hope for a better life, simply imagining what the future might hold is a challenge. Ask them to put their vision to a hip-hop beat, however, and something shifts. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/rap-and-recovery-helps-substance-use-clients-envision-a-future | | 2019-03-19T07:00:00Z | | |
| Dr. Paul Dagg - “You really have to get to know your patients and their issues to be able to help them.” | <img alt="" height="601" src="/PublishingImages/Paul.jpg" width="400" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Dr. Paul Dagg - “You really have to get to know your patients and their issues to be able to help them.” | Dr. Paul Dagg has built his career helping patients with complex mental-health and substance-use issues. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/dr-paul-dagg-you-really-have-to-get-to-know-your-patients-and-their-issues-to-be-able-to-help-them | | 2019-03-15T07:00:00Z | | |
| Meet Dexter: Forensics’ favourite furry employee | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/DSCF6880%20(1).jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Meet Dexter: Forensics’ favourite furry employee | Walking down the hallways of the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital with Dexter is like trying to walk down a busy street with a celebrity. Everyone’s faces light up when they see him—it’s clear he’s a much-loved member of the community. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/meet-dexter-forensics’-favourite-furry-employee1 | | 2019-03-13T07:00:00Z | | |
| Hear from the experts on therapeutic and relational security | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/colonyfarm.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Hear from the experts on therapeutic and relational security | Therapeutic and relational security is an innovative, best-in-class clinical approach to staff, physician and patient safety that focuses on prevention as the best solution for patient aggression. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/hear-from-the-experts-on-therapeutic-and-relational-security | | 2019-02-28T08:00:00Z | | |
| Action plan generating encouraging results | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Forensic%20Psychiatric%20Hospital.jpg?RenditionID=7" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Action plan generating encouraging results | An 18-month public action plan designed to improve safety, patient care and operations at the 190-bed Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam is already making a difference. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/action-plan-progress | | 2019-02-22T08:00:00Z | | |
| Coping with going alone on Valentine’s Day | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/about/GettyImages-912257262.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Coping with going alone on Valentine’s Day | Valentine’s Day can be a difficult time of year for people who are not in relationships or who have experienced bereavement. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/coping-with-going-alone-on-valentine’s-day | | 2019-02-14T08:00:00Z | | |
| Psychiatrist passionate about helping the most vulnerable and marginalized | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/about/Vijay.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Psychiatrist passionate about helping the most vulnerable and marginalized | Dr. Vijay Seethapathy is passionate about caring for his clients wherever, whenever, and however they need it—whether that's in a treatment facility, in their homes, or on the streets. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/psychiatrist-passionate-about-helping-the-most-vulnerable-and-marginalized | | 2019-02-05T08:00:00Z | | |
| Forensic Psychiatric Hospital nurse specializes in kindness and compassion | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/20190116_103654.jpg" width="322" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Forensic Psychiatric Hospital nurse specializes in kindness and compassion | Mandi is a registered psychiatric nurse at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital—and she loves it. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/forensic-psychiatric-hospital-nurse-specializes-in-kindness-and-compassion | | 2019-01-18T08:00:00Z | | |
| David Brown uses nature photography for therapy | <img alt="Photographer David Brown at work" src="/stories/PublishingImages/David%20Brown%203%20article.png?RenditionID=5" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | David Brown uses nature photography for therapy | The recovery journey for people with substance-use disorders is always unique. For some, it’s direct, with few surprises, and for others, there are more twists and turns. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/david-brown-uses-nature-photography-for-therapy | | 2019-01-10T08:00:00Z | | |
| How to stay in recovery this holiday season | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Sobriety%20tips.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | How to stay in recovery this holiday season | If you’re in recovery, the holidays can be a high-risk time of year. | http://www.bcmhsus.ca/about/news-stories/stories/how-to-stay-sober-over-the-holidays | | 2018-12-26T08:00:00Z | | |
