BC Gov News

To help make mental health and wellness front and centre for students, parents and educators, B.C. schools will now have access to enhanced wellness supports and programs with $8.87 million being invested over the next three years.

For the first time in 10 years, the daily rates for eligible income assistance clients living at registered or licensed residences are increasing.

People who need urgent mental health and addictions care in the growing community of Surrey can now be referred to a central location for help.

Young people and their families in the Okanagan Valley now have a new Foundry centre in Penticton, which focuses on reaching young people early — before small problems become big ones.

People experiencing mental health and addictions challenges will soon have better access to the services they need, thanks to a new vision for care outlined in A Pathway to Hope: A roadmap for making mental health and addictions care better for people in British Columbia.  

South Asian youth will be actively promoting mental wellness and reducing stigma with their peers, families and communities through a new mental health youth ambassador program funded by the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions.