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Mental Health
Interior Health, RCMP planning new approach to help police deal with mental health crises
Months after a Kelowna woman was dragged down a hallway by an RCMP officer doing…
Men, women, children in the Southern Interior experiencing high stress during pandemic
As the world continues to deal with the second wave of the pandemic, more Thompson…
Kamloops homeless shelters shifting into a pandemic winter
With winter just around the corner and COVID-19 cases rising, the main priority for Kamloops…
Okanagan-created app designed for men to connect on mental health issues
A Kelowna-based company has come up with an app that offers new ways for men…
Kamloops dad gets haircut from daughter to raise money for domestic violence, mental health services
When Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin's daughter wanted to cut his hair, he came up with…
New mental health support team headed to Kelowna
Kelowna is one of six cities across B.C. getting funding for a new 24/7 mental…
Vernon RCMP say DND land grass fire ‘suspicious’
Vernon Fire Rescue doused a suspicious grass fire on a hillside near the DND land…
‘Extreme need’ in B.C. prompts expansion of free COVID-19 mental health services
A virtual mental health service launched to address pandemic related issues in B.C. is now…
Specialized teams, not police, should handle mental health calls, says Liberal critic
The trauma Mona Wang was put through when a RCMP officer performed a wellness check…
Thousands of Interior residents in mental health crises get help without police
It may not be top of mind like 911 but people suffering mental health crises…
Combining police with nurses for mental health calls isn’t new; B.C.’s first came in 1978
As the City of Kelowna and Interior Health continue to discuss the role of police…
Mental health should be a priority long before police wellness checks are required: CMHA
The roots of the recent ugly video of a wellness check gone wrong in Kelowna…
Interior Health isn’t yet on board with expanding mental health teams with RCMP
The City of Kelowna’s call on Interior Health to expand a program that uses RCMP…
B.C. Human Rights complaint filed because woman using her phone in a cinema ‘exacerbated’ his mental disabilities
A moviegoer who complained about a person sitting nearby playing with their phone has launched…
In midst of pandemic majority of B.C. residents say ‘I’m fine’ when they are not: CMHA survey
After more than six weeks into the novel coronavirus pandemic and physical distancing measures, almost…