Mental Health Issues
Understanding treatment and recovery services offered by Interior Health
As many individuals struggle with mental health and substance use issues, the province, through Interior…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops woman advocating to change perceptions of eating disorders
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman living with an eating disorder is making waves spreading awareness…
Oliver resident wakes up to find rifle toting man at the door
PENTICTON – An Oliver man with a history of mental health issues will undergo a…
Kamloops youth psychiatry unit helps families deal with mental illness, one child at a time
KAMLOOPS - A space dedicated to supporting children and their familes while they deal with mental health crisis has been providing better support since it was revamped a year ago, according to administrators at Royal Inland Hospital. "We have space that’s more welcoming for kids. There’s more room for confidentiality, more room to move around...
Shooting victim warns of vigilante attacks on mentally ill man who shot him
KAMLOOPS — The British Columbia Review Board is questioning legislation that grants victims the right to learn where their attackers are living after a Kamloops man requested the mentally ill person who shot him in the face be moved. Last December, a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice found Erik Konrad William Nelson not guilty of several...
Mental health issues at root of Osoyoos convenience store robberies
PENTICTON - A Penticton provincial court judge sympathized with a young man suffering from mental issues after two bungled robbery attempts in Osoyoos. Twenty-four year old Aaron Paul Hillstad will only spend one day in jail after receiving credit for time served, but will face two years’ probation under a number of strict terms following...