Mental Health
How family, friends honour Jaqueline McDermott’s legacy
It has been a month since a young, vibrant woman died in an outdoor area…
Kelowna isn’t waiting for Interior Health for crisis response
Kelowna Mayor-elect Tom Dyas, Penticton City Council and outgoing Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian have all…
Vernon man punched by police while in throes of mental health crisis
Thomas was in bed at his mother's house in the throes of a mental health…
The business case for removing police from mental health calls in Okanagan, Kamloops
It’s one thing to say that police should no longer be the default service to…
Reckless driver from Alberta nabbed in Kamloops drive-thru
RCMP in Kamloops caught up with someone driving recklessly from Alberta when they stopped at…
Severe shortage at Kamloops hospital putting staff mental health at risk: Nurse
An emergency nurse at Royal Inland Hospital says they are suffering from anxiety, depression and…
Finding ways to deal with B.C. prolific offenders ‘decades in the making’
The province of B.C. is investigating prolific offenders across the province and how best to…
Vernon RCMP help suicidal teen from rooftop early this morning
Vernon RCMP officers spent three hours throughout the night talking to a suicidal teen who…
Man arrested in Lumby area, taken to hospital under Mental Health Act
A man was apprehended this morning in the Lumby area. The man was arrested this…
Kamloops man agrees to psychiatric treatment after stabbing at social services centre
A man who stabbed and threatened a Kamloops non-profit worker agreed to seek psychiatric help…
Keremeos RCMP officer stabbed while making arrest drives himself, suspect to hospital
A Keremeos RCMP officer had to chase after a man undergoing mental health crisis, got…
Interior Health to expand mental health, addiction services in Kamloops
Seventeen more mental health workers are expected to staff an expanded Interior Health facility in…
North Vancouver leading the way on mental health calls in Kamloops, Okanagan
Two pilot projects underway in North Vancouver may lead the way to freeing police from…
Half of Canadians say their mental health is worse two years into pandemic: survey
More than half of Canadians say their mental health has deteriorated since the COVID-19 pandemic…
Kelowna’s top cop calls for more mental health resources to help those in crisis
Interior Health needs to step in with way more resources if Kelowna hopes to deal…