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COVID-19: Two-thirds of B.C. youth struggling with mental health during the pandemic, new research shows New research by B.C. Children's Hospital shows two-thirds of children in B.C. reported having mood swings, anxiety or suicidal thoughts during the pandemic, up from just one-third before the arrival of COVID-19. Author of the article: Lori Culbert Publishing date: Apr 24, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  8 minute read Lana is struggling with her mental health since the pandemic began. She's shown here with her mom Susan. Photo by Francis Georgian /PNG Article content Two thirds of...

Enhancements over three years include $748 million to expand urgent and primary care centres — of which there are 23 so far — and reduce surgery wait times made worse by the pandemic, as well as diagnostic services, and $585 million to hire about 3,000 new care aides. That’s a “really significant” and necessary investment, said Mike Old, interim secretary-business manager for the Hospital Employees’ Union, which represents about 50,000 health workers, including more than 15,000 care aides. Christine Sorensen, president of the B.C. Nurses’ Union, was disappointed with the budg...

Article content The provincial budget promises $500 million in new spending over three years to help people struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic and those battling addictions during the overdose crisis, calling it the largest spending of its kind in B.C. history. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mental health, including the challenges faced by youth, as well as the damaging impacts of the ongoing overdose crisis,” the budget says. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or B.C. Budget 2021: New money, pro...

“Through Budget 2021, we are accelerating and expanding programs put in place to respond to the overdose crisis. Our plan delivers a wide spectrum of substance-use treatment and recovery services, including more funding for addictions treatment,” said BC Finance Minister Selina Robinson in her budget speech. “Many of the emergency measures brought in during the pandemic to help keep people alive are now permanent.” APTH sets aside $330 million for substance abuse and overdose emergency response programs, described as a “full spectrum of treatment and recovery services” for indiv...

That includes $330 million for treatment and recovery services for substance users, $152 million of which is dedicated to opioid treatment. Robinson says emergency overdose prevention supports introduced during the pandemic will become permanent, such as the operation of new supervised consumption sites, Assertive Community Treatment teams and additional nursing supports. The budget includes $75 million over three years to improve access to mental health services, including $53 million to expand early psychosis interventions, $14 million for the First Nations Health Authority and $8 million...