More young adults with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges can now access housing services and tailored supports in Richmond.

While the holiday season is a time for celebrations, it can also be a time of year when people may feel lonely, stressed or triggered.

People with addiction challenges are getting better, seamless treatment and recovery care through the new Road to Recovery initiative at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver.

To help people in crisis and to free police resources to focus on crime, a new crisis response is now in Vernon.

First Nations people in need of treatment and recovery services can access expanded culturally appropriate care at the newly completed Tsow-Tun Le Lum Healing House located on the territory of the Cowichan Tribes.

Young people in crisis will be better supported in hospital and when they return home through two new response teams that co-ordinate care for youth experiencing mental-health or substance-use crises in the Fraser Health region.