Vancouver Island Mental Health Society
@vimhs.bsky.social
VIMHS is a non-profit organization. We provide recovery, housing, and hope to adults experiencing mental health issues.
"The manager of #LakeCowichan 's #foodbank says it’s seeing at least 30 more families seeking help with groceries this year over last, and a surprising number of them are double-income households" #foodsecurity #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada
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December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"The manager of #LakeCowichan 's #foodbank says it’s seeing at least 30 more families seeking help with groceries this year over last, and a surprising number of them are double-income households" #foodsecurity #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada
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"Teddy bears flew from every corner of the building, 2,713 of them, as the Royals’ annual Teddy Bear Toss once again transformed fan energy into direct community support" #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #doinggood #giving @victoriaroyals.bsky.social
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December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Teddy bears flew from every corner of the building, 2,713 of them, as the Royals’ annual Teddy Bear Toss once again transformed fan energy into direct community support" #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #doinggood #giving @victoriaroyals.bsky.social
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"The proposed letter would have stated that #decriminalization and enabling drug use at consumption sites fails to provide long-term solutions for people with #addictions or impacted neighbourhoods" #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #mentalhealth #streetdisorder #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/04/n...
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"The proposed letter would have stated that #decriminalization and enabling drug use at consumption sites fails to provide long-term solutions for people with #addictions or impacted neighbourhoods" #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland #mentalhealth #streetdisorder #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/12/04/n...
"Living on the street can make it practically impossible to keep one’s feet dry in the rainy winter months, which can result the skin breaking down and peeling away, bacterial infections, blisters and other painful conditions" #Oceanside #VancouverIsland #BC pqbnews.com/2025/12/02/f...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Living on the street can make it practically impossible to keep one’s feet dry in the rainy winter months, which can result the skin breaking down and peeling away, bacterial infections, blisters and other painful conditions" #Oceanside #VancouverIsland #BC pqbnews.com/2025/12/02/f...
"A vigil that honours of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on #Violence Against #Women will be led by the #ComoxValley Transition Society at the plaza in front of the Comox Valley Art Gallery (580 Duncan Avenue, #Courtenay)." #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/12/01/c...
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"A vigil that honours of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on #Violence Against #Women will be led by the #ComoxValley Transition Society at the plaza in front of the Comox Valley Art Gallery (580 Duncan Avenue, #Courtenay)." #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/12/01/c...
" #BritishColumbia 's care services workers...include workers in seniors’ #carehomes, #detox and #treatment programs, #mentalhealth group homes, and #supportivehousing" vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...
December 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
" #BritishColumbia 's care services workers...include workers in seniors’ #carehomes, #detox and #treatment programs, #mentalhealth group homes, and #supportivehousing" vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/12/01/b...
"The Island Equipment Owners Association are set to head out on the 26th annual Truck Parade and Food Drive on Saturday, Dec. 6, bringing a convoy of brightly lit commercial vehicles through #GreaterVictoria in support of local #foodbanks." #VancouverIsland #BC oakbaynews.com/2025/12/01/i...
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"The Island Equipment Owners Association are set to head out on the 26th annual Truck Parade and Food Drive on Saturday, Dec. 6, bringing a convoy of brightly lit commercial vehicles through #GreaterVictoria in support of local #foodbanks." #VancouverIsland #BC oakbaynews.com/2025/12/01/i...
In 2026, #ComoxValley Recovery Centre... will celebrate 50 years of supporting men on their #recovery journey, strengthening families & contributing quietly but significantly to community #wellbeing | #Courtenay #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/12/01/c...
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In 2026, #ComoxValley Recovery Centre... will celebrate 50 years of supporting men on their #recovery journey, strengthening families & contributing quietly but significantly to community #wellbeing | #Courtenay #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/12/01/c...
"Officers with #Nanaimo RCMP’s #youth section will be collecting donations for their Cram the Cruiser drive in front of the Woodgrove Centre Save-On-Foods on Saturday, Dec. 6, to help Nanaimo’s families in need." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/30/n...
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Officers with #Nanaimo RCMP’s #youth section will be collecting donations for their Cram the Cruiser drive in front of the Woodgrove Centre Save-On-Foods on Saturday, Dec. 6, to help Nanaimo’s families in need." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/30/n...
"Four men from #Nanaimo, thinking outside and inside of the box, so to speak, have gone offshore to try to bring home #affordablehousing" #housing #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada
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November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Four men from #Nanaimo, thinking outside and inside of the box, so to speak, have gone offshore to try to bring home #affordablehousing" #housing #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada
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"Backpack Buddies has been quietly tackling a problem many don’t see: childhood hunger on the weekends...the program has grown from [a] single school to serving 6,800 children across 425 sites in...83 communities each week [across #BC]. #foodsecurity goldstreamgazette.com/2025/11/29/g...
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Backpack Buddies has been quietly tackling a problem many don’t see: childhood hunger on the weekends...the program has grown from [a] single school to serving 6,800 children across 425 sites in...83 communities each week [across #BC]. #foodsecurity goldstreamgazette.com/2025/11/29/g...
"The gallery show... will support Nanoose Community Services, with 10 per cent of sales [and be] collecting warm items for Manna Homeless Society, such as toques, socks, gloves and foil emergency blankets" #NanooseBay #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia pqbnews.com/2025/11/30/r...
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"The gallery show... will support Nanoose Community Services, with 10 per cent of sales [and be] collecting warm items for Manna Homeless Society, such as toques, socks, gloves and foil emergency blankets" #NanooseBay #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia pqbnews.com/2025/11/30/r...
“We’ve got #primarycare, #mentalhealth, #substanceuse, #peersupport, works and #education, #sexualhealth, along with other #socialservices, all being offered under one roof” #youth #families #integratedcare #BC #VancouverIsland @foundrybc.bsky.social vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/11/29/f...
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“We’ve got #primarycare, #mentalhealth, #substanceuse, #peersupport, works and #education, #sexualhealth, along with other #socialservices, all being offered under one roof” #youth #families #integratedcare #BC #VancouverIsland @foundrybc.bsky.social vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/11/29/f...
"To mark Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, Commissioner Kasari Govender will host a conversation ...about one of the most pressing issues in B.C.: the ongoing toxic drug crisis. Watch it live on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. PST."
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November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"To mark Human Rights Day on Dec. 10, Commissioner Kasari Govender will host a conversation ...about one of the most pressing issues in B.C.: the ongoing toxic drug crisis. Watch it live on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. PST."
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"Since Maya’s death, her mother, Hilary Cassady, has become an advocate for #youth #mentalhealth, raising flags about young people using FOIs to access their charts — and risking misinterpreting the contents" #healthcare #BC #BritishColumbia nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/11/26/m...
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Since Maya’s death, her mother, Hilary Cassady, has become an advocate for #youth #mentalhealth, raising flags about young people using FOIs to access their charts — and risking misinterpreting the contents" #healthcare #BC #BritishColumbia nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/11/26/m...
" #Overdose deaths occur in large urban centres such as #Vancouver & also in smaller centres. Information from the British Columbia Coroners Service lists #Terrace & #CampbellRiver – both smaller communities – as places with a significant number of drug-related deaths" vicnews.com/2025/11/26/c...
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
" #Overdose deaths occur in large urban centres such as #Vancouver & also in smaller centres. Information from the British Columbia Coroners Service lists #Terrace & #CampbellRiver – both smaller communities – as places with a significant number of drug-related deaths" vicnews.com/2025/11/26/c...
"Tina Nielsen has been helping #unhoused and #underhoused people in the #Parksville and #Errington areas for the past three years, providing 215 meals each week, plus other essentials to help people stay warm and dry" #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/11/26/p...
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Tina Nielsen has been helping #unhoused and #underhoused people in the #Parksville and #Errington areas for the past three years, providing 215 meals each week, plus other essentials to help people stay warm and dry" #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada vancouverislandfreedaily.com/2025/11/26/p...
" #ComoxValley #Hospice Society is offering a gentle easing into the holiday season for people experiencing #loss or #grief [at] the annual Blue Christmas event on December 13 at 2-3 pm at Comox United Church 250 Beach Drive in #Comox" #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/25/c...
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
" #ComoxValley #Hospice Society is offering a gentle easing into the holiday season for people experiencing #loss or #grief [at] the annual Blue Christmas event on December 13 at 2-3 pm at Comox United Church 250 Beach Drive in #Comox" #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/25/c...
"The Great Nanaimo Toy Drive has set out to make the holiday season merry and is accepting gifts for families in need. Registration is open for families in the #Nanaimo region, with children from newborns up to the age of 17..." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/25/g...
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The Great Nanaimo Toy Drive has set out to make the holiday season merry and is accepting gifts for families in need. Registration is open for families in the #Nanaimo region, with children from newborns up to the age of 17..." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/25/g...
"LUSH Valley is calling on the community to give what they can to [help] nourish the community, support local growers, and strengthen the short, reliable supply chains that are essential in times of rising costs and global uncertainty." #ComoxValley #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/24/l...
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"LUSH Valley is calling on the community to give what they can to [help] nourish the community, support local growers, and strengthen the short, reliable supply chains that are essential in times of rising costs and global uncertainty." #ComoxValley #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/24/l...
"Beginning as a craft and baking group in 1900, the auxiliary evolved over the years to manage a gift shop, thrift store and hospital staff 50/50, all contributing toward raising money for #medicalservices and #patientcare in the #community" #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/23/n...
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Beginning as a craft and baking group in 1900, the auxiliary evolved over the years to manage a gift shop, thrift store and hospital staff 50/50, all contributing toward raising money for #medicalservices and #patientcare in the #community" #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/23/n...
"Taking to #Instagram as an online diary for sharing daily ups and downs during her battle with an #eatingdisorder — an isolating experience in an outdoorsy mountain town prided on fitness — she quickly found that “a lot more people resonated with the online story.”" vicnews.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Taking to #Instagram as an online diary for sharing daily ups and downs during her battle with an #eatingdisorder — an isolating experience in an outdoorsy mountain town prided on fitness — she quickly found that “a lot more people resonated with the online story.”" vicnews.com/2025/11/24/b...
"It’s called #schoolavoidance, sometimes even #schoolphobia. It happens when #school does not feel safe and staying home becomes a form of self-protection. It is one factor experts say is driving an increase in absenteeism..." #Canada #mentalhealth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"It’s called #schoolavoidance, sometimes even #schoolphobia. It happens when #school does not feel safe and staying home becomes a form of self-protection. It is one factor experts say is driving an increase in absenteeism..." #Canada #mentalhealth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The Stuff the Bus community fundraiser is back on this December. On Dec. 6, at 9 a.m., the bus will be parked at the #CampbellRiver Common parking lot (near Thrifty Foods)" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia campbellrivermirror.com/2025/11/21/h...
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"The Stuff the Bus community fundraiser is back on this December. On Dec. 6, at 9 a.m., the bus will be parked at the #CampbellRiver Common parking lot (near Thrifty Foods)" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia campbellrivermirror.com/2025/11/21/h...