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In the wake of last Friday’s deadly stabbing, which took the life of 31-year-old Vanessa Kurpiewaska, Toronto’s mayor has been making increasingly public calls on the federal and provincial governments to invest more in mental health and addiction supports for both those suffering and people concerned about public safety. Standing …
Read More »Residents ‘horrified’ as another Metro Vancouver home for mental illness set to close
The impending closure of another assisted living facility for people with mental illness in Metro Vancouver has residents and their caregivers worried about the impacts on their health. The 12 people who live in Buena Vista Lodge in White Rock, about 50 kilometres southeast of Vancouver near the Canada-U.S. border, have …
Read More »Amid increased suicide numbers, a Lab City resident calls for better mental health and addictions services
There are no treatment or mental health facilities in Labrador West, says Keith Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick himself went to the Humberwood Centre in Corner Brook when he was looking to abstain from substance use. (CBC) WARNING: This story contains a discussion of suicide. Keith Fitzpatrick of Labrador City knows all too …
Read More »B.C. announces new addiction and mental health supports for people leaving jail
The British Columbia government has announced inmates struggling with mental health and substance use will be supported after they leave jail by transition teams connected to all 10 of the province’s correctional centres. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said Monday that’s an increase from inmates at five facilities …
Read More »Residents ‘cautiously optimistic’ after hearing home for mental illness will reopen after repairs
This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. A B.C. assisted-living facility for people with serious mental illnesses is no longer facing permanent closure, following a CBC report on the …
Read More »Residents say loss of B.C. home for folks with mental illness will be ‘step back’ in their progress
Residents of an assisted living facility for people with mental illnesses in B.C. are pleading for answers about why their home is being shut down and sold off by the province, with no set plan for their futures. Lina’s Place in New Westminster, about 25 kilometres southeast of Vancouver, is currently …
Read More »International student says she spent months in mental anguish after Canadian immigration error
Warning: This story mentions thoughts of suicide. An international student says she ran out of money and spent months in distress after coming to Canada because an immigration official didn’t give her the right document allowing her to work part time while studying in northern Ontario. Shreya Rajput arrived from India on Dec. …
Read More »Study examines culture of silence in professional men’s hockey when it comes to mental health
WARNING: This article contains details of suicide A new study from a group of University of British Columbia researchers takes a deep dive into the pressures professional men’s hockey players feel to stay silent despite serious personal problems. The study, published last month in the journal Qualitative Research in Sport, …
Read More »Witness demands answers, calls for better mental health support following Saanich bank robbery
Shelli Fryer has spent the past six weeks feeling worried, isolated and overwhelmed. She was held hostage during a bank robbery in Saanich, B.C., on June 28. Since then, she’s struggled to find the emotional support needed to work through her trauma. “It’s hard. I am not really recovering,” she …
Read More »Chatham, Ont., hospital takes action to improve mental health care after death of patient
WARNING: This story contains references to suicide. Three months after Robert Martin died by suicide in his family home in April 2022, the Chatham, Ont., hospital where he had been treated is now taking steps to improve its mental health care services. While it doesn’t erase the horrible pain of losing …
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