Province seeks input for improved supports for those suffering brain injuries and mental health and substance challenges
VICTORIA—The Province is seeking input from people living with concurrent brain injuries and mental health and substance use challenges, as well as their families in order to provide better supports.
Friday, June 19, was the National Day of Collaboration for Brain Injury Services and Supports, and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions provided $35,000 in grant funding to the Constable Gerald Breese Centre for Traumatic Life Losses. The centre supports people and families who have suffered catastrophic loss through, death, injury or other life-altering events.
“It is a heartbreaking reality that some people are left with life-changing brain injuries after surviving an overdose, and many struggle to find the supports they need.”—Judy Darcy, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
The centre will use the funding for its B.C. Heads Together Think Tanks project. The project will see the launch of an interactive website that will be released at the end of August, and a series of virtual events that will take place between October and November.
