Have asylums disappeared, or have they simply changed their form? @TheLancetPsych http://t.co/2eDMvRmKEP pic.twitter.com/JXeEZXAEHC
— People First Radio (@peoplefirstrad) April 30, 2015
The land of the free?
April 30th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The land of the free?)See “My Father and the Man in Black” on Friday May 29th
April 30th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on See “My Father and the Man in Black” on Friday May 29th)
Come join us to see this Oscar qualifying and award winning documentary on Friday, May 29, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. in Vancouver Island University Theatre (Building 310)! Free parking in lots G & H.
Island Health’s first annual Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Day Thursday May 7
April 30th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Island Health’s first annual Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Day Thursday May 7)
In any given year, one in five people in Canada will experience a mental health or substance use challenge. Many of these people say that the stigma they encounter is worse than the problem itself.
Mark Blackell, grateful and back from Boston Marathon
April 29th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mark Blackell, grateful and back from Boston Marathon)
Mark (above, left) did a personal best of 3:07:13, and you can still contribute to his fundraising on behalf of VanIsle Mental Health Society!
Domestic violence unit formed in Nanaimo
April 24th, 2015 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Domestic violence unit formed in Nanaimo).@HavenSociety & @NanaimoRCMP working together to tackle domestic violence in #Nanaimo area http://t.co/SVgtkdGHim pic.twitter.com/Xu16YtwN1m
— People First Radio (@peoplefirstrad) April 24, 2015

Lee Herrin, executive director of the Fernwood NRG neighbourhood social enterprise in Victoria, was in Nanaimo recently to speak with representatives from local nonprofit organizations