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Friday, February 9, 2018 4:48 PM
The Province of B.C. will provide the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) with $20 million over three years to support First Nations communities and Indigenous Peoples to address the ongoing impacts of the overdose public-health emergency.
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 11:15 AM
Eighteen B.C. communities hardest hit by the overdose crisis are the first to get the support of on-the-ground community action teams (CAT) and dedicated funding as part of government’s escalated response to the overdose crisis.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 9:40 AM
To help save lives and prevent overdose deaths, take-home naloxone kits are now available at community pharmacies throughout British Columbia, free to people who use opioids or are likely to witness an overdose, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy announced today.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017 8:15 AM
This holiday season, British Columbians are encouraged to give themselves and their loved ones the gift of putting mental health first.
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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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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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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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Thursday, September 7, 2017 10:00 AM
Fentanyl has been detected in more than four of every five illicit-drug overdose deaths in British Columbia through the first seven months of 2017, according to the latest statistics from the BC Coroners Service.
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