Find mental health and substance use clinical tools and resources for medical staff and health care and community providers to support people in your care.
We provide many mental health and substance use services. We strive to ensure our services are welcoming to all people, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds.
Our goal is to provide person centered, recovery oriented, trauma informed & culturally safe services based on harm reduction principles.
The following resources will help you navigate Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) services provided by Interior Health and partner agencies.
Mental illness can be treated. If you are caring for someone who is struggling with mental health concerns, help is available:
If you are caring for a young person who has an ongoing mental health concern that is significantly impacting their daily life, Child & Youth Mental Health and Indigenous Child & Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Services might be able to provide the best support.
Learn more about Interior Health's 2022-2024 framework to improve access and quality of mental health and substance use care for children and young people aged from 0-24 years.
We are taking a collective approach to create a health-care system where anyone affected by substance use can receive appropriate care when and where they need it.
If you are caring for a young person who has an ongoing mental health concern that is significantly impacting their daily life, Child & Youth Mental Health and Indigenous Child & Youth Mental Health (CYMH) Services might be able to provide the best support.
Learn more about Interior Health's 2022-2024 framework to improve access and quality of mental health and substance use care for children and young people aged from 0-24 years.
If you are helping someone who needs a more intensive treatment setting than programs such as community based Substance Use Services, you can refer them to facility based services.
For a complete list of beds available to people in the interior health region see our list of Facility Based Services.
Recognizing a patient with an eating disorder early is key to providing the right treatment.
The Workforce Development Agreement (WDA) supports people with moderate to severe mental health and/or substance issues who want to improve their basic work habits, skills, and behaviours. This Resource Sheet will help you and your staff understand the what, why, how and where for WDA reporting.
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