Students and staff will head back to school with more resources available to support mental wellness during the unprecedented school year ahead.

Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has issued the following statement on International Overdose Awareness Day, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020:

Applications are open for grant funding to increase substance-use treatment and recovery beds and help more people living with addiction in British Columbia.

This factsheet is updated with current information on the overdose crisis in B.C., including provincial actions, statistics and announcements.

Traverse, a new treatment centre in Chilliwack, will open soon to provide specialized support for youth in the Fraser Health region who are living with substance-use challenges.

More people in B.C. will have access to life-saving overdose prevention, treatment and supports.

British Columbians with mental health and substance-use challenges and their families will have increased access to vital, culturally safe mental health and addictions care with the opening of a new wellness centre at the Royal Columbian Hospital.

Youth at risk in Metro Vancouver who are living with mental health and addictions challenges will get the counselling support they need and deserve, thanks to continued funding for Dan’s Legacy Foundation.

Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement on the BC Coroners Service’s monthly illicit drug toxicity deaths report for June 2020: