Vancouver Island Mental Health Society
VIMHS is a non-profit organization. We provide recovery, housing, and hope to adults experiencing mental health issues.
- "Some experts say #involuntary #addiction #treatment raises serious ethical concerns and could even increase the risk of #overdose for some, as #Ontario weighs whether it could mandate treatment for people in the #criminaljustice system" #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- "When Diane Chandler found a unit in #Surrey 's Foxglove #supportivehousing ...the main thing her children hoped for was safety. The 60-year-old had spent years battling #depression and #addiction, surviving on #disability payments..." #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- "Called 40K for Them...you can cycle 40 kilometers, run or cycle 10 kilometers, or walk 1 kilometer on a nature route at the winery’s vineyard to help raise money for the society, who help build homes for those in need in the #ComoxValley" #Courtenay #BC www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/107678/news/...
- "The Wachiay Friendship Centre began the Naut’sa Mawt project in May 2020 to build a 5-storey building with 40 #affordablehousing units for low-income #Indigenous elders and adults" #Courtenay #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/107773/featu...
- "Harjas Singh Popli, the founder of Fateh Care Charity, and the #VancouverIsland Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees are the winners of the 2025 Island Health #MentalHealth and #SubstanceUse Community Service Awards." @vanislandhealth.bsky.social www.vicnews.com/local-news/v...
- "Their lengthy debate was a preview of what the quick review of B.C.’s #MentalHealth Act will be grappling with in private. Premier David Eby ordered the review after the street festival killings" #comment #opinion #BritishColumbia #BC #Canada www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-...
- Two female firefighters with the #Leduc fire department, south of #Edmonton, launched the class-action lawsuit in 2022 claiming they were subject to #physicalassault and #sexualassault, #harassment and #bullying while on the job. #Alberta #Canada globalnews.ca/news/1116651...
