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Community support groups say prescription drugs, mental health counselling needed

Community support groups say prescription drugs, mental health counselling needed

The B.C. government has announced that Ukrainian refugees will be able to access date-of-arrival Medical Services Plan coverage as part of the continuing efforts to assist those displaced due to the Russian conflict.

The B.C. government has promised to provide "immediate" health coverage to displaced Ukrainians who arrive in the province on emergency travel visas, waiving the three months newcomers typically must wait to enroll.

Community support groups say prescription drugs, mental health counselling needed

Community support groups say prescription drugs, mental health counselling needed

'I’m worried that these people are going to injure me more,' overdose outreach worker employee complains after assault.

As British Columbia continues to take the next step in its COVID-19 response, the Province is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 reporting. Beginning on Thursday, April 7, 2022, COVID-19 dashboards and reports issued by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control will be updated on weekly basis here:

Not enough physicians willing to work in family practice

A Cook Street Village walk-in clinic has closed its doors, citing a lack of physicians, one of three clinics ­shutting down this month in the capital region.