A new education and training program at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) will enable people to train for high-demand jobs as community mental health workers.

A new education and training program at Selkirk College will enable people to train for high-demand jobs as community mental health workers.

A new education and training program at Vancouver Island University (VIU) will enable people to train for high-demand jobs as community mental health workers.

A new education and training program at Camosun College will enable people to train for high-demand jobs as community mental health workers.

Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service’s latest monthly report on illicit drug toxicity deaths for November 2020:

This holiday season will be unlike any other for most of us.

People living in rural, remote and Indigenous communities will have access to more supports to prevent and respond to overdoses with the announcement of $1.3 million in funding to support overdose response and awareness in communities across B.C.

More young people in B.C. will have expanded access to life-saving interventions and mental health care through suicide prevention programs for First Nations and Métis youth, and post-secondary students.

The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to Oct. 31, 2020, with 162 illicit drug toxicity deaths reported in October.

People living with severe mental health challenges in British Columbia will have increased access to 24/7 community-based supports and services through six new Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams throughout province.