It is not acceptable to interrupt vital, life-saving services to exercise the right to protest, and it’s taking a toll on care providers’ mental health.

We are working hard to build a seamless, integrated system of mental health and substance-use care that can be accessed quickly and close to home.

If you’re feeling grief, anxiety or stress around disasters and health emergencies, you’re not alone.

If you’re feeling anxious about B.C. reopening, you’re not alone.

How are you?

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect of our lives.

British Columbia is in the midst of two major public health emergencies. The first is the on-going overdose crisis, and while overall death rates have started to come down, it continues to take a heart-breaking toll on families and communities across B.C. The second, of course, is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has drastically changed all our lives.

Watching a young person struggle with mental health or addictions challenges is a parent’s worst nightmare. We all want to see our children thrive. And yet when they need help, families in crisis have had to struggle to navigate a fragmented system that doesn’t get their kids the care they need. There are waitlists to navigate, expensive bills to pay and doors that seemingly lead nowhere.

Every day, three or four more British Columbians die from a drug overdose. It’s the worst public health crisis to hit our province in decades.

Mental-health and substance-use challenges and disorders can happen to anyone, affecting people of all ages, income levels, professions and social classes.