Understanding Substance Use
Health is a state of total well-being—physical, mental and social—helping us both survive and thrive in our everyday lives.
Healing Happens
A personal and professional perspective on addiction recovery
Reprinted from the The Ongoing Journey of Recovery: Recovery across the lifespan issue of Visions Journal, 2025, 20 (3), pp. 13-14
On the Front Lines
A first responder's plea for change
Reprinted from the Involuntary Treatment: Tensions and choices issue of Visions Journal, 2025, 21 (2), pp. 29-30
I never imagined that helping people could feel this heavy.
A Sister's Struggle
A story of loss and systemic failure
Reprinted from the Involuntary Treatment: Tensions and choices issue of Visions Journal, 2025, 21 (2), pp. 25-26
Resources
Reprinted from the Intergenerational Trauma issue of Visions Journal, 2023, 18 (2), p.
Healing Happens in Community
Reprinted from the Intergenerational Trauma issue of Visions Journal, 2023, 18 (2), pp. 35-36
I became a community builder and it saved my life.
The Branch
Piloting innovative, safe, supported, temporary bridge-to-housing in Kamloops
Trauma
Trauma is a very scary event or situation like a major accident, crime, natural disaster, or armed conflict. Trauma affects people who experience the situation first-hand as well as witnesses, family members, first responders, and people who treat trauma.
