News Items tag as: mental health issues

Understanding treatment and recovery services offered by Interior Health
April 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

As many individuals struggle with mental health and substance use issues, the province, through Interior Health, has made different recovery and treatment services available. Understanding the nuances between them and the multitude of services available can seem overwhelming but is also crucial.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops woman advocating to change perceptions of eating disorders
December 11, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman living with an eating disorder is making waves spreading awareness about the disease.
Kamloops youth psychiatry unit helps families deal with mental illness, one child at a time
December 02, 2015 - 8:15 PM

KAMLOOPS - A space dedicated to supporting children and their familes while they deal with mental health crisis has been providing better support since it was revamped a year ago, according to administrators at Royal Inland Hospital.
Shooting victim warns of vigilante attacks on mentally ill man who shot him
August 24, 2015 - 4:18 PM

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.
Mental health issues at root of Osoyoos convenience store robberies
July 06, 2015 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton provincial court judge sympathized with a young man suffering from mental issues after two bungled robbery attempts in Osoyoos.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of January 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

2024 worst year for Central Okanagan real estate sales in 12 years
Last year was the worst year for real estate sales in the Central Okanagan for more than a dozen years. While sales in December picked up considerably year-over-year, overall the region saw the lowest number of sales since 2012. Real

News Items tag as: mental health issues

Understanding treatment and recovery services offered by Interior Health

iN VIDEO: Kamloops woman advocating to change perceptions of eating disorders

Kamloops youth psychiatry unit helps families deal with mental illness, one child at a time

Shooting victim warns of vigilante attacks on mentally ill man who shot him

Mental health issues at root of Osoyoos convenience store robberies

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