Article | Mental health and addictions clients get a sneak peek at the new Red Fish Healing Centre During the first ever client tour of the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, clients and family partners were excited to see the state-of-the-art …

Article | BCMHSUS presents at BC Housing event on səmiq̓ʷəʔelə/Riverview planning BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services staff joined the Kwikwetlem First Nation, BC Housing and other community leaders to discuss the future of mental health initiatives on the …

Article | BC nurses become the first in Canada to prescribe life-saving opioid agonist treatment Meet Jessica Martens, a registered psychiatric nurse who became one of the first certified nurses in the Provincial Health Services Authority to prescribe Suboxone. She …

Article | Annmarie’s story: The power of community and creativity in overcoming trauma This is the story of Annmarie, who experienced childhood trauma and abuse at the hands of her former spouse. Today, she looks back on her life with a clearer understanding of how …

Article | Harnessing the power of art and nature for recovery Read the story of how a mural in the Hummingbird Room at the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction came to life. 27 Aug 2021 Category Image Rosalie Dipcsu-Williams, a member of the …

Article | Understanding the root causes of addiction this International Overdose Awareness Day This International Overdose Awareness Day, experts from BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services explain why treatment and addressing the root causes of addiction are …

Article | kʷikʷəƛ̓əm gifts historic warrior house post to watch over clients at the Red Fish Healing Centre For the first time in over a century, a striking house post, carved from a 600-year-old cedar tree, had been unveiled and placed on the primary lands of the …

Article | Providing effective care to marginalized populations becomes easier thanks to The Hotel Study Nearly 75 per cent of adults living in marginalized housing live with some form of a mental illness, suggests a longitudinal study by researchers from BC Mental …

Article | Then and now: Making advancements in hepatitis care within BC correctional settings The transfer of correctional health services to the public health system has led to positive changes in hepatitis C screening, according to new research by BC Mental …

Article | People with mental illness, addictions benefit from new Red Fish Healing Centre People living with complex mental illness and addictions have access to a new purpose-built treatment centre with a model of care that is innovative and progressive — the …