Newsletter Editions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – November 2024

B.C. Centre for Substance Use Conference – July 2024

Family Advocacy and Mental Health – May 2024

Resilience – December 2023

Family Success Stories – July 2023

Innovations in Mental Health – March 2023

Practical Tools For Families Of People Who Use Substances – December 2022

First Psychiatric Hospital Admissions – October 2022

Substance Use in Older Adults – July 2022

Borderline Personality Disorder – May 2022

Alcohol Use – March 2022

Mental Health & Supported Housing – February 2022

Medical/Pharmaceutical Approaches to Substance Use Treatment – November 2021

Suicide Prevention – September 2021

Substance Use & Hope – June 2021

Communication – March 2021

VCH Approaches to Treating Substance Use – December 2020

Top 10 Services Provided by the Family Support & Involvement Team – October 2020

Harm Reduction in Substance Use and Sex Work – July 2020

Covid-19 Positive Outlook Newsletter – May 2020

Substance Use Treatment – The Lived Experience of Families and People Who Use Drugs – March 2020

Creativity and Hope – October 2019

In honour of the World Suicide Prevention Day – August 2019

Whose Recovery Is It? CHALLENGES and HOPE – June 2019

Anxiety, and Anxiety in Caregivers – April 2019

Family Engagement and Advocacy in Canada and around the World – February 2019

Coping – December 2018

Peer Support – October 2018

Psychosocial Rehabilitation – August 2018

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and the like – June 2018

Partnership with Healthcare Providers – March 2018

Non-profit Agencies – January 2018

Concurrent Disorders: Mental Health & Substance Use – November 2017

Joseph & Rosalie Segal & Family Health Center – September 2017

Housing – July 2017

The Family Support and Involvement Team – May 2017

Mental Health Act – March 2017

Change – February 2017

Reflection – December 2016

Communication – September 2016

Spirituality – July/August 2016

Family Strengths! – June 2016

Family Conference 2016 Reports – May 2016

From Crisis to Hope – April 2016

Self-care is a Priority and a Necessity, not a Luxury – March 2016

Interviews with Families – February 2016

New Beginnings – January 2016

Self Care during the Holidays – December 2015

National Family Caregiver Week – November 2015

Stigma – October 2015

Addiction – September 2015

Family Connections – August 2015

What is Family Connections?! – July 2015

Mental Health Apps – June 2015

Working Together for Mental Health – May 2015

Registration is Open – April 2015

Special Edition: Addiction – March 2015

Save the Date – February 2015

Happy New Year – January 2015

You can receive the Family Connections newsletter via email! – December 2015

Special Edition: Cognitive Functioning – November 2014

Special Edition: Financial Matters – October 2014

Would you like to receive the Family Connections newsletter via email? – September 2014

A New state-of-the-art Mental Health Treatment Facility – August 2014

Re-empowering Family Members Disempowered by Addiction – July 2014

Strengthening Families Together – May 2014

Registration is Open! – April 2014

9th Annual Family Conference – March 2014

Updates at VCH – February 2014

Happy New Year! – January 2014

Update on Ravensong Family Support Group – December 2013

Talking With Your Doctor Workshop – November 2013

The New Consumer and Family E-List – October 2013

Family Input: Introducing the Family Advisory Committee – September 2013

New Family Involvement Policy at VCH! – August 2013

Welcome! – July 2013

Family Connections Newsletter

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