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Mental Health
Honour Ranch near Kamloops speeding up project after provincial funding boost
KAMLOOPS – Allan De Genova has a message to military families and emergency workers dealing…
Parents of Kelowna teen who took her own life speak out about mental health
KELOWNA – Georgia McAlpine took her life just before her 19th birthday. In her suicide…
VIDEO: Okanagan woman begs for help after mental health and legal systems fail her family
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman is reaching out for help after over two years of…
Anonymous donation gives Vernon Crisis Line $50,000 boost
VERNON – A big donation from an anonymous donor is helping a Vernon organization continue…
Dogs alleviate feelings of stress and homesickness: UBC Okanagan study
OKANAGAN – Attending university brings a mountain of challenges to students and stress is one…
‘Things need to change:’ Parents of North Okanagan man lost to suicide speak up
VERNON – A mother and father who lost their son to suicide are sharing his…
Kamloops mayor optimistic after meeting new Mental Health and Addictions Minister
KAMLOOPS – After a roundtable discussion between city officials, the Kamloops RCMP Superintendent and the…
Vernon mother fears son with disabilities could be homeless, incarcerated after she’s gone
VERNON – Classic Jay: When he was 10 years old, his teachers noticed him trying…
How Kamloops bylaw officers are doing things differently
KAMLOOPS – Bylaw officers in Kamloops now have a new tool under their belt when…
Pairing psych nurses with cops on patrol is paying off, Kelowna RCMP say
KELOWNA – A program started last year to divert police calls involving people with mental…
A mother battles the system as her Kamloops son fights drug addiction, mental illness
KAMLOOPS – A mother of a Kamloops man says she is losing hope of ever…
Kamloops RCMP, Interior Health plan to sign a new agreement for Car 40 program
KAMLOOPS – A mobile mental health unit initiated by Interior Health and Kamloops RCMP will…
Why a Kamloops organization wants to address first responders’ mental health
KAMLOOPS – First responders are people trained to tackle all kinds of emergency situations, but…
Smoking pot may be good for your mental health
KELOWNA – Legalization of cannabis may not solve the opioid crisis or end traffic deaths,…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops woman advocating to change perceptions of eating disorders
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops woman living with an eating disorder is making waves spreading awareness…