For Beth Haywood, connection was more than support—it was survival. Now six years sober and a peer coordinator with Island Health, she credits the life-changing relationships she made along the way as the cornerstone of her recovery.
A youth suicide prevention program that has supported thousands of young people in Greater Victoria is expanding to more school districts on Vancouver Island, thanks in part to an Island Health Community Wellness Grant Program.
International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to prevent toxic drug poisonings, and remember, without stigma, those who have died.
Starting on September 4, Westshore residents will have improved access to mental health and substance use support services with the opening of the new Westshore Mental Health and Substance Use Hub.
People with acute and severe mental health challenges, which are significantly impacting their day to day lives, are receiving the care and supports they need to improve their quality of life through Island Health’s Bridging Care Program.
June marks Canadian Men’s Health Month – an excellent opportunity to consider the important but oft-neglected topic of perinatal depression in men.
In conjunction with Mental Health Week (May 6-12), Island Health is recognizing two groups for their efforts to help people experiencing mental health and substance use challenges.
A new Young Adult Mental Health Unit at Royal Jubilee Hospital is providing specialized and age-appropriate care for young adults experiencing acute mental health challenges.
Detox offers medical care and oversight in a secure environment.
“The most important call I’ve made in my life,” is exactly the feedback Island Health’s Mental Health and Substance Use program was hoping to hear following the launch of the Service Link phone line one year ago.