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Friday, December 1, 2017 1:15 PM
The British Columbia government is launching a new Overdose Emergency Response Centre to combat the continuing crisis and spearhead urgent action to save lives, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy announced today.
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Friday, November 17, 2017 11:30 AM
People struggling with complex and severe mental illness and addiction will receive the care they need in a state-of-the-art mental health and addictions centre on the Riverview lands, Premier John Horgan announced today.
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 8:00 AM
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy issued the following statement regarding National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW), Nov. 12-18, 2017:
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Friday, November 10, 2017 8:45 AM
To provide potentially life-saving information to people who use drugs, a new drug-checking service is being tested in Vancouver – the first of its kind in Canada.
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Friday, November 3, 2017 1:30 PM
Vulnerable people experiencing homelessness will now have access to additional safe shelter spaces during the cold winter months and times of extreme weather in communities around British Columbia.
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Sunday, October 8, 2017 9:30 AM
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson have issued the following joint statement in recognition of Homelessness Action Week, Oct. 8-14:
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Friday, October 6, 2017 9:05 AM
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy has issued the following statement regarding Mental Illness Week, Oct. 1–7, 2017, and World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, 2017:
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 2:45 PM
Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Representative for Children and Youth’s report that investigated the suicide of a youth in 2015:
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 9:30 AM
Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, issued the following statement regarding the proclamation of Recovery Week in British Columbia, Sept. 3-9, 2017:
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 7:00 AM
Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has issued the following statement regarding two days that help bring attention to suicide prevention: Benefit for Life Day for positive mental health on Sept. 9, followed by World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.
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