Canadian Mental Health Association

Only two ‘direct’ complaints registered against Heath House in Kelowna
KELOWNA – While social media and public meetings are full of complaints about the impact…

New temporary home found for youth mental health centre in Kelowna
KELOWNA – After a kitchen fire forced the closure of the Foundry youth mental health…

Kelowna youth mental health centre closed because of fire
KELOWNA – A fire in the kitchen of the Foundry youth mental health centre yesterday,…

Turning to laughter for depression
KAMLOOPS – Mental health conditions aren’t generally a laughing matter, but having a few chuckles…

New Kelowna supportive housing project opens as an emergency shelter closes
KELOWNA – Despite the fact that most people moving into a new housing project are…

Temporary winter shelter officially opens doors in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A new shelter space that will accommodate up to 40 adults officially opened…

New shelter prepares to open its door on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Staff from the Canadian Mental Health Association is working on the finishing touches…

100 Women Who Care donate funds for Vernon suicide prevention
VERNON – Support is growing for those struggling with thoughts of suicide in Vernon. 100…

Discussion panel tackles growing youth substance abuse in Vernon
VERNON – It’s a problem that continues to grow at an exponential rate; youth substance…

More than 40 people used Kamloops’s extreme weather shelter last night
KAMLOOPS – For the second year, Kamloops is operating a winter weather shelter that opens…

‘Things need to change:’ Parents of North Okanagan man lost to suicide speak up
VERNON – A mother and father who lost their son to suicide are sharing his…
Affordable housing and support coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Good Night Inn will become affordable housing in Kelowna. Affordable housing and…

Mother of overdose victim is calling for a therapeutic music program in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Sherry Robinson says if her son Tyler could have accessed a therapeutic music…

Ride Don’t Hide for mental health gets underway in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS – A community bike ride aimed at breaking the stigma around mental illness will…

Although it won’t officially open until August, construction on Foundry Kelowna is complete
KELOWNA – With its calming colours of blue and green, and lots of natural light,…