Page | Virtual Health Resources Virtual Health Resources A range of technologies allows BCMHSUS staff to deliver high-quality patient care remotely. This means avoiding unnecessary travel and creating innovative pathways which allow our providers and clients to …

Page | Compliments and Complaints Compliments & Complaints As a client or family member, you are an expert in your own healing journey. Your lived experience and insight are vital to helping us improve the treatment experience in our programs. Complaints We take …

Page | Treating Concurrent Disorders Treating Concurrent Disorders BCMHSUS staff care for people with the most complex and severe mental health and substance use problems in British Columbia. Many of these people have a concurrent disorder. What is a concurrent …

Page | Patient & Family Engagement Patient & Family Engagement As health care professionals, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to engage people with lived and living experience in health service planning, delivery, and evaluation. The Patient Experience …

Article | Not Criminally Responsible: not a get-out-of-jail-free card A new study by a team of researchers from across Canada, including BCMHSUS, shows that contrary to opinions sometimes expressed in public and political discourse, the so-called ‘insanity defence’ …

Article | Inside Alouette Correctional Centre At B.C.'s only all-female correctional facility, women support women as they recover from trauma and substance use, learn to cope with mental health challenges, and rediscover their dignity and self-worth. 08 Mar 2022 …

Article | Improving health outcomes for people in corrections Researching the transformation of prisons into therapeutic settings. 27 Oct 2022 Category Dr. Amanda Butler received a Research Trainee Award from the Michael Smith Health Research BC for her research, …

Article | Gardening helps staff and patients at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital Described as a ‘lovely oasis,’ the communal garden and surrounding green space provides a place for staff and patients to connect with nature, stay active and socialize with each …

Page | Opioid Agonist Treatment Opioid Agonist Treatment Opioid agonist treatment, often called OAT, uses medications such as Suboxone and methadone to treat opioid addiction. The treatment helps reduce drug-related harms and support long-term recovery. BC …

Article | Introducing the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health & Addiction At BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services, we know that trauma, mental illness, and addiction are all connected. 28 May 2021 Category Research shows that over half of people with a …