Mental Health Issues

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...