ICYMI Isaiah Neil shared his journey to speaking about his experiences as a suicide attempt survivor. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/you-ar… VIMentalHealth 📷

ICYMI Isaiah Neil shared his journey to becoming a keynote speaker and sharing his experiences as a suicide attempt survivor. Full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/you-ar… VIMentalHealth

The broadcast version of this week's program is now online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people…

Hear Susan Grundy tell the story of six-plus decades of her relationship with her sister Nancy, one that touches on themes of family caregiving, mental health advocacy, institutionalization, and more. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-stor… VIMentalHealth

“Just because one environment might not seem hospitable, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a space for you in the grander scheme of academics.” Hear Olúṣèyí Ṣẹ́gun's story navigating two different grad school experiences: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/there-… VIMentalHealth

Olúṣèyí Ṣẹ́gun shared her experience trying to return to a masters program after taking a year off following a period of hospitalization, and ultimately finding a more supportive environment at a different university. Full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/there-… VIMentalHealth

ICYMI Hear Susan Grundy tell the story of six-plus decades of her relationship with her sister Nancy, one that touches on themes of family caregiving, mental health advocacy, institutionalization, and more. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-stor… VIMentalHealth

Hear Olúṣèyí Ṣẹ́gun's story navigating two very different grad school experiences. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/there-… VIMentalHealth

Olúṣèyí Ṣẹ́gun shared her experience trying to return to a masters program after taking a year off following a period of hospitalization, and ultimately finding a more supportive environment at a different university. Full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/there-… VIMentalHealth

This week, AbeOudshoorn spoke about success as a driver of visible homelessness across Canadian cities. "What's causing homelessness is that housing is expensive, rare, and in high demand." Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/succes… VIMentalHealth

Susan Grundy shares a family member's perspective on the decades her sister has spent interacting with various systems of psychiatric care in Montreal, and the journey their personal relationship has been on through that time. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-stor… VIMentalHealth

Isaiah Neil shared his journey to speaking about his experiences as a suicide attempt survivor. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/you-ar… VIMentalHealth

Abe Oudshoorn spoke about success as a driver of visible homelessness across Canadian cities. "What's causing homelessness is that housing is expensive, rare, and in high demand." Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/succes… VIMentalHealth

Nurse Abe Oudshoorn spoke about the idea of success as a driver of homelessness in Canadian cities. Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/succes… VIMentalHealth

In February People First Radio spoke with Danya Fast about her ethnography of young people who use drugs in Vancouver, The Best Place. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/the-be… Photo of Vancouver: Patty and Joe, 2014 VIMentalHealth

In October PFR spoke with Denise McArthur from Restorative Justice Cowichan, who said restorative justice is "probably one of the easiest things to access, but is one of the least known options." Full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/restor… VIMentalHealth

This week's episode, featuring conversations on Australia's legislation around youth social media use, and an Island Health grant program offering up to $50,000 for programs building youth resilience, is now online: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/people…

A research project into the feasibility of 3D printed prosthetics evolved into a Victoria based charity that's helping clinics around the world build capacity to create low cost prosthetic arms for those in need. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/victor…