Okanagan RCMP now have mental health screening tool
By Times Chronicle Staff Police in the Interior now have access to a new digital public safety...
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Town applies for poverty grant
The Town of Oliver has taken the reins of social development by applying for a poverty reduction grant from the Union of BC Municipalities.
Outreach worker full of ideas to help youth in Oliver
Adam Wieherdt has no hesitation admitting he has been in a life-long abusive relationship . . . with himself.
Still Walking the Tightrope
The BC Coroners Service reported that 392 people died from toxic drugs in November and December in BC, bringing 2022’s death toll to 2,272, the second largest number of drug deaths ever reported in a calendar year.
EDITORIAL: World is in Good Hands with Local Student Body
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That’s how I felt after interviewing several students at South Okanagan Secondary School recently.
School trustees embark on new strategic plan
The School District No. 53 board is developing a new strategic plan to set the district’s direction for the next 10 years.
Mental health, literacy at top of school district priorities
“I’m not sure if we’re out of the woods (with COVID).”
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Integrated youth teams to help students
The focus will be on children and youth with mental health and substance use challenges.
Keremeos RCMP officer stabbed during mental health call
A man has been arrested and a Keremeos RCMP officer is recovering after allegedly being stabbed by a man suffering a mental health crisis.
Parents with challenging teens not alone
“My youth is talking to me again after I changed my approach using techniques learned through group.”
Mental health calls taxing RCMP detachments
While the RCMP are making a concerted effort to bring down crime rates in your neighbourhood, one obstacle stands in the way – the growing number of mental health calls.
Murder-suicide comes as mental health stressed in community
The RCMP is saying the discovery of two bodies on Oct. 27 in Osoyoos “appears to be a tragic murder-suicide within a family unit,” according to Sgt. Jason Bayda of the Osoyoos RCMP.
Mental health and wellness supports for residential school survivors
Three Indigenous organizations are receiving $1.5 million in provincial funding to address the...
Interior Health improving access to mental health and substance use support
Interior Health is making it easier for people living within the region to find the community...
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Province announces funding for mental health teams in SD53
The province is funding the creation of integrated child and youth teams for School District 53...
One Indigenous nation is paving the way for community-led mental health support
Warning: Article contains content about suicide, mental health and violence that may be triggering...
Penticton practice offers free virtual counselling for Okanagan-Similkameen residents
Sophie Carrigan Gray Local Journalism Initiative A Penticton based counselling and community...