Wasted, a book and documentary, is a harrowing, wry, and riveting account of a therapist’s struggle with alcohol and his quest to find a better way of treating addiction
Mike Pond’s story and search for answers led to new book, riveting documentary
May 1st, 2016 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mike Pond’s story and search for answers led to new book, riveting documentary)Kim Goldberg’s “poem of a lifetime” charts path through victory over Hepatitis C
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Award-winning poet Kim Goldberg never thought she would live to see a cure for Hepatitis C. When the cure arrived and Goldberg reaped the victory, it gave her the poem of a lifetime
Love Our Bodies campaign to raise awareness of eating disorders
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The love our bodies, love ourselves! movement, brought to you by the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness campaign, is launched in February with activities and events taking place throughout the year
Take-home Naloxone offered at Nanaimo hospital amid increase in opioid overdoses
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Nanaimo Regional General Hospital’s emergency department is the third emergency department in the province to offer Take Home Naloxone as a life-saving antidote for clients at risk of opioid overdose
The real deal: Honouring lived experience
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A panel of individuals and family members with lived experience of mental illness and/or addiction share their experiences with collaborative mental health care.
Report card finds that B.C. fails to make the grade in women’s equality
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While the situation for women in BC has seen minor improvements this year, unfortunately for many women, BC continues to fail to deliver on its responsibilities, West Coast LEAF says
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