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Mental Health
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…
‘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…
Mental Wellness, A Yard at a Time
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It can be a short journey, or a long one; either way the…
Dogs alleviate feelings of stress and homesickness: UBC Okanagan study
OKANAGAN – Attending university brings a mountain of challenges to students and stress is one…
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…
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…
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…
Street-level help for mental health and substance abuse in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new partnership between Kelowna RCMP and Interior Health will provide better help…
Vernon School District using community work to help kids, says punishment is not the answer
“IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE SUSPENDED FOR, IT’S THE STORY UNDERNEATH” VERNON – It…
Man who set Shuswap home ablaze had mental health, addictions issues
SALMON ARM – When a police officer tried to pull him from a burning home…
MY FRIEND INGRID: Kelowna woman hopes to inspire others to break stigma of mental illness
''I WAS ASHAMED AND EMBARRASSED. I HAVE A YOUNGER SISTER, WHO I FEEL I SHOULD…
Bylaw concerned about man living in wooden crate in downtown Vernon
VERNON – A man living in a wooden crate downtown Vernon is generating some concerns.…
Big fundraising campaign for prototype youth health clinic in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Two Kelowna organizations have joined forces to raise $2 million for an integrated…
Honour Ranch near Kamloops will provide refuge for those suffering after serving our country
KAMLOOPS – For first responders and soldiers dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder a ranch…
Interior Health providing more beds for mental health and substance abuse patients
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – By the end of this year, more support beds will be available for…
Mental health wait list forces Vernon mom to make heart-breaking decision
'IT'S THE HARDEST THING TO DO' VERNON – After trying to get help for her…
Shooting victim warns of vigilante attacks on mentally ill man who shot him
KAMLOOPS — The British Columbia Review Board is questioning legislation that grants victims the right to learn where their attackers are living after a Kamloops man requested the mentally ill person who shot him in the face be moved. Last December, a Kamloops Supreme Court Justice found Erik Konrad William Nelson not guilty of several...
Man in jail after starting a fire in a Kelowna law office
KELOWNA - Police don’t have a motive for why a man tried to start a fire inside a downtown law firm earlier today. RCMP media spokesman Const. Steve Holmes says the man entered the Pihl Law Corporation building at 1465 Ellis St. and started a fire in some clothing on the third floor at about...
Side order of mental health from local coffee clubs
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - You can find one in just about every fast food joint or greasy spoon restaurant; A bunch of men, sometimes women, sitting around drinking coffee, shooting the bull — a coffee club for lack of a better name. If they don’t look like they’re in a hurry to be anywhere, it’s because they...