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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"A shocking new report from Vancouver Coastal Health has revealed drug-related overdose as the leading cause of maternal death in the health region. ...it says the outcomes are similar to the world's poorest countries." #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #BC youtu.be/jbjclOXWdUQ

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

"Hage’s lawyer presented him with the option of a spot at New Roads, Our Place’s long-term residential treatment facility, which had recently opened. “I went full tilt into it,” he said." #recovery #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia vicnews.com/2026/04/11/f...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"At The Village Clinic [in #Courtenay], a dedicated team of peers, support workers, and medical professionals await, welcoming those in our community who are struggling with what is a province-wide health crisis" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia comoxvalleyrecord.com/2026/04/09/1...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"[The #Portugal] framework focused on a health-led approach, decriminalising personal drug possession in 2001 as well as expanding #treatment, #prevention, #social reinsertion, and #harmreduction services" campbellrivermirror.com/2026/04/10/u...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"Pete Pearson had three reasons for trying #psilocybin, or "magic mushrooms" for the first time at age 75. "I hope it will keep me from losing my mind [and] keep me from being a complete jerk to everybody, and being so hard on Susie" — his wife." www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"The former MP who [pushed] to legalize single-event #sports betting says he doesn't regret it — but says its implementation is in some ways "sad" and "deplorable"[&] regulation is required to curb the volume and methods of #gambling advertising in Canada." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"Bergsson suffered a #braininjury caused by lack of oxygen. His Lyrics Studio folded after the #overdose and he now works in a café operated by fellow brain injury survivors." #Victoria #BC #BritishColumbia globalnews.ca/news/1177109...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"The Foundry will bring into one facility dozens of services for #youth, ranging from #mentalhealth to #physicalhealth and some #lifeskills as well" #PortAlberni #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia westerlynews.ca/2026/04/05/p...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"Changemaker offers Canadian youth (ages 12 to 30) a flexible 120 hours of service with A Million Acts of Love and GLOCAL, using their passions for community impact, workshops, and portfolio building" #Esquimalt #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia oakbaynews.com/2026/04/09/a...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Prior to the flood of #fentanyl on #BC streets responding to #overdoses was a normal part of the job for #paramedics but the new wave of the #opiate epidemic would prove to be a different beast | #firstresponders #healthcare #substanceuse #BritishColumbia vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/04/08/b...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"The additional service will reduce barriers related to #foodsecurity, make it easier for people without reliable transportation to access the market and offer an eco-friendly alternative" #Comox #ComoxValley #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/117519/news/...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

"The verdict is likely to reshape how America’s legal system treats Silicon Valley’s tech giants & the content that is posted on their platforms. The story of the plaintiff, known as Kaley GM, is hardly unique" #socialmedia #self-harm #bodydysmorphia #mentalhealth www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

“Sexualized conduct within #police workplaces may reflect problematic #policing attitudes or views and can undermine how police interact with members of the public—particularly survivors of sexual or gender-based violence” #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada www.mycampbellrivernow.com/87304/news/p...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

PLEASE SHARE: A Drug Poisoning Overdose Advisory has been issued for #CampbellRiver. Find information on supervised consumption sites, drug-checking services & more: ow.ly/FgyS50PLkLF

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

"The #Victoria Historical Society will host a presentation on queer history in the city with writer and storyteller Naomi Duska on March 26 [exploring] the often-hidden stories of Victoria’s #LGBTQ2S+ community." #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia vicnews.com/2026/03/21/v...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

" #BritishColumbia said victims of #intimateimage abuse can now seek up to $75,000 in damages after amendments to the Intimate Images Protection Act took effect Wednesday. The previous limit was $5,000" #BC #Canada www.mycampbellrivernow.com/87217/news/r...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

"I paint from the experience of a #residentialschool survivor where children were denied their heritage. I learned you were on your own in this world, but I was gifted with talent, and intelligence" #LakeCowichan #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia nanaimobulletin.com/2026/03/16/l...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

“Part of my [ #mentalhealth ] #recovery was looking forward to making [Movie Mondays] happen. I wanted to entertain, educate, and put on a regular event people could depend on.” #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2026/03/08/v...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

" #CampbellRiver city council has approved up to $24,000 to keep a local #foodsecurity program operating through the end of April. The funding will ...allow the program to continue for another two months." #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.mycampbellrivernow.com/86984/news/m...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

" #BC is planning to alter the Residential Tenancy Act to make it easier for #supportivehousing providers to deal with disruptive tenants and those who bring weapons into the building...the new legislation seeks to “strike the right balance”" #BritishColumbia nanaimobulletin.com/2026/03/04/b...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"[It] will bring together #housing leaders, developers & community partners to foster innovative, community-based responses to local #housing challenges, focusing on non-market, low-income and subsidized, as well as #affordablehousing" #CampbellRiver #BC campbellrivermirror.com/2026/02/27/s...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Pink Shirt Day raises awareness about bullying in schools, workplaces, at home and online. Bullying can be physical, verbal, social, relational, cyber, and more. Whether you are experiencing it or witnessing it, there is help: www.pinkshirtday.ca/resources

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

"Experts say #children may need extra support and reassurance from their parents after hearing about violent events in the news, such as Tuesday’s mass shooting in #TumblerRidge, #BritishColumbia" #stress #trauma #depression #withdrawal #aggression #BC www.mycomoxvalleynow.com/116681/news/...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

"The manager of #LakeCowichan 's #foodbank says it’s seeing at least 30 more families seeking help with groceries this year over last, and a surprising number of them are double-income households" #foodsecurity #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada www.timescolonist.com/christmas-fu...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

"Teddy bears flew from every corner of the building, 2,713 of them, as the Royals’ annual Teddy Bear Toss once again transformed fan energy into direct community support" #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #doinggood #giving @victoriaroyals.bsky.social vicnews.com/2025/12/17/t...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

"The proposed letter would have stated that #decriminalization and enabling drug use at consumption sites fails to provide long-term solutions for people with #addictions or impacted neighbourhoods" #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #mentalhealth #streetdisorder #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/04/n...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

"Living on the street can make it practically impossible to keep one’s feet dry in the rainy winter months, which can result the skin breaking down and peeling away, bacterial infections, blisters and other painful conditions" #Oceanside #VancouverIsland #BC pqbnews.com/2025/12/02/f...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

"A vigil that honours of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on #Violence Against #Women will be led by the #ComoxValley Transition Society at the plaza in front of the Comox Valley Art Gallery (580 Duncan Avenue, #Courtenay)." #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/12/01/c...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

" #BritishColumbia 's care services workers...include workers in seniors’ #carehomes, #detox and #treatment programs, #mentalhealth group homes, and #supportivehousing" vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

"The Island Equipment Owners Association are set to head out on the 26th annual Truck Parade and Food Drive on Saturday, Dec. 6, bringing a convoy of brightly lit commercial vehicles through #GreaterVictoria in support of local #foodbanks." #VancouverIsland #BC oakbaynews.com/2025/12/01/i...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

In 2026, #ComoxValley Recovery Centre... will celebrate 50 years of supporting men on their #recovery journey, strengthening families & contributing quietly but significantly to community #wellbeing | #Courtenay #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/12/01/c...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

"Officers with #Nanaimo RCMP’s #youth section will be collecting donations for their Cram the Cruiser drive in front of the Woodgrove Centre Save-On-Foods on Saturday, Dec. 6, to help Nanaimo’s families in need." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/30/n...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

"Four men from #Nanaimo, thinking outside and inside of the box, so to speak, have gone offshore to try to bring home #affordablehousing" #housing #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada albernivalleynews.com/2025/11/29/i...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

"Backpack Buddies has been quietly tackling a problem many don’t see: childhood hunger on the weekends...the program has grown from [a] single school to serving 6,800 children across 425 sites in...83 communities each week [across #BC]. #foodsecurity goldstreamgazette.com/2025/11/29/g...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

"The gallery show... will support Nanoose Community Services, with 10 per cent of sales [and be] collecting warm items for Manna Homeless Society, such as toques, socks, gloves and foil emergency blankets" #NanooseBay #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia pqbnews.com/2025/11/30/r...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

"To mark Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, Commissioner Kasari Govender will host a conversation ...about one of the most pressing issues in B.C.: the ongoing toxic drug crisis. Watch it live on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. PST." bchumanrights.ca/resources/be...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

"Since Maya’s death, her mother, Hilary Cassady, has become an advocate for #youth #mentalhealth, raising flags about young people using FOIs to access their charts — and risking misinterpreting the contents" #healthcare #BC #BritishColumbia nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/11/26/m...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

" #Overdose deaths occur in large urban centres such as #Vancouver & also in smaller centres. Information from the British Columbia Coroners Service lists #Terrace & #CampbellRiver – both smaller communities – as places with a significant number of drug-related deaths" vicnews.com/2025/11/26/c...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

"Tina Nielsen has been helping #unhoused and #underhoused people in the #Parksville and #Errington areas for the past three years, providing 215 meals each week, plus other essentials to help people stay warm and dry" #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/11/26/p...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

" #ComoxValley #Hospice Society is offering a gentle easing into the holiday season for people experiencing #loss or #grief [at] the annual Blue Christmas event on December 13 at 2-3 pm at Comox United Church 250 Beach Drive in #Comox" #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/25/c...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

"On the International Day for the Elimination of #Violence Against #Women (Nov. 25), a national #advocacy group wants to make sure victims of #femicide are remembered." #Canada campbellrivermirror.com/2025/11/25/t...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

"The Great Nanaimo Toy Drive has set out to make the holiday season merry and is accepting gifts for families in need. Registration is open for families in the #Nanaimo region, with children from newborns up to the age of 17..." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/25/g...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

"LUSH Valley is calling on the community to give what they can to [help] nourish the community, support local growers, and strengthen the short, reliable supply chains that are essential in times of rising costs and global uncertainty." #ComoxValley #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/24/l...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

"Beginning as a craft and baking group in 1900, the auxiliary evolved over the years to manage a gift shop, thrift store and hospital staff 50/50, all contributing toward raising money for #medicalservices and #patientcare in the #community" #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/23/n...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

"Taking to #Instagram as an online diary for sharing daily ups and downs during her battle with an #eatingdisorder — an isolating experience in an outdoorsy mountain town prided on fitness — she quickly found that “a lot more people resonated with the online story.”" vicnews.com/2025/11/24/b...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

"It’s called #schoolavoidance, sometimes even #schoolphobia. It happens when #school does not feel safe and staying home becomes a form of self-protection. It is one factor experts say is driving an increase in absenteeism..." #Canada #mentalhealth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

"The Stuff the Bus community fundraiser is back on this December. On Dec. 6, at 9 a.m., the bus will be parked at the #CampbellRiver Common parking lot (near Thrifty Foods)" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia campbellrivermirror.com/2025/11/21/h...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Island Health Authority has issued a drug alert. There has been an increase in our drug poisoning indicators for the #nanaimo area, therefore IHA is issuing a Drug Poisoning and Overdose Advisory to alert the community. @vanislandhealth.bsky.social For information: towardtheheart.com/alerts

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Erin Kapela, executive director of CMHA #CowichanValley, said the ODs are the result of an extremely toxic batch of drugs that has recently come into the area. #VancouverIsland #BC #overdose ladysmithchronicle.com/2025/11/19/o...

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