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Today is Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People. We're grateful to FNHA for sharing why this day is important, support and resources.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information CIHI_ICIS is working to understand the experiences of Canadians accessing mental health and substance use services. Complete this short, anonymous survey to help improve these services across the country!  bit.ly/CIHI_SurveyFor…

⭐SAVE THE DATE⭐ Our AGM will take place on June 29th via Zoom. All active members will receive an invitation with details via email. Please visit our membership page: cmhacowichanvalley.com/membership for details.

Social media often shows us a stream of highlights and “self-improvement” content, encouraging us to compare ourselves and crave the validation of likes & comments. A feeling especially true for youth who grew up in a digital world.   Read Justine’s story buff.ly/3NMsLzF

"We thought it'd be maybe a couple weeks, a series of phone calls and connections to get him in touch with the folks that were able to help. We've gotten nowhere, so it's really frustrating." #howtohelp #homelessness cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

New seed library in Cowichan hopes to grow attention, and more local gardeners cowichanvalleycitizen.com/community/new-… Cowichan Citizen Roberta Barber CMHA Cowichan Valley Branch North Cowichan

Warmland House Shelter is seeking a Front Desk Support Worker to provide administrative support and assist co-workers and clients. For the full job description, please visit our website: cmhacowichanvalley.com/careers

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Executive Director. This position has responsibility for our financial management, contract management, service agreements, business processes, and oversees other internal functions. please visit cmhacowichanvalley.com/careers

While you were panicking about safer supply, alcohol and tobacco continued to be the most devastating and costly addictions to Canadians. It would take a lot of “free” opioids to come anywhere near those other substances in terms of cost to Canadian taxpayers.

Don't miss your opportunity to join Care for Caregivers tomorrow at 12 PM for their #webinar on Neurodiversity in the Workplace. Learn practical strategies on how to support neurodiverse employees and colleagues in their job. Register now: buff.ly/426JSQN

The Understanding Addiction online course seeks to equip non-specialist workers & volunteers with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to confidently help people facing substance use & addiction challenges. The program is open until June 20 — register now buff.ly/3KtYcNF

"The count identified 223 individuals in the #CowichanValley who are experiencing #homelessness. That’s a 58 per cent jump from 2020 when 129 people were counted" #Duncan cheknews.ca/point-in-time-… cheknews.ca/point-in-time-…

"Homeless people don't make me feel unsafe, living in a society that will toss people to the curb makes me feel unsafe"‼️‼️ #HousingFirst

Coalition proposes 10-year homeless strategy for Cowichan region - Cowichan Valley Citizen cowichanvalleycitizen.com/home/coalition…

We are hiring two full time Child and Youth Workers to join our team. Please download the full job description with application instructions here: cmhacowichanvalley.com/careers #cowichanjobs #mentalhealthjobs #helpwanted #cowichanvalley

It’s time to make mental health care accessible for everyone in BC.  Learn how together we can close the gap in access to #MentalHealth care for all in CMHA BC's policy advocacy roadmap: buff.ly/3MqF8zt #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthMatters

Toxic drug crisis in Cowichan will only get better with collaboration, experts say thediscourse.ca/cowichan-valle… via The Discourse

Curious about Warmland House Shelter? Please drop by and take a guided tour on the last Tuesday of each month. Next tour Oct 29th from 1-2pm. #cmhacowichan #warmlandhouseshelter

We're in a housing crisis. Let's talk about how we got here and what it's going to take to build solutions for people, not profits: youtube.com/watch?v=HMQd9j…