This week the program featured a conversation with Philip Seagram, who went on a cross Canada busking tour in 2022, after retiring from a position as a provincial court judge in B.C. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/reti... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Victoria Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk has a large following on social media addressing topics linked to health and homelessness. She spoke about an example of how she's seen that work make an impact Full interview: open.spotify.com/episode/2P8J... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Victoria based Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk speaks about her work on social media Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhT4... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of the most recent program is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

Victoria based Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk spoke with the program about her social media presence, intended to educate around topics related to health among vulnerable populations Listen to the full interview: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week on the program - Victoria based Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk speaks about her work on social media Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/stre... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Boundary supportive housing in Nanaimo welcomed its first tenants a decade ago. People First Radio attended an anniversary BBQ and spoke with staff and residents about the site's impact. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xeyy... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's episode is online here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

Boundary supportive housing in Nanaimo welcomed its first tenants a decade ago. People First Radio attended an anniversary BBQ and spoke with staff and residents about the site's impact. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana... @vimhs.bsky.social

"There is no one response and one solution that will solve [homelessness]...hopefully it can actually feel empowering; 'well, if it's gonna take multiple solutions, I can be part of one of those solutions that can move the dial on homelessness.'" Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcKS...

UVIC PhD student Jenise Finlay spoke with the program earlier this month about her research into how chronic pain impacts sexuality and identity Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj3C... @vimhs.bsky.social

Erin Dej of Wilfird Laurier University spoke about crafting a curriculum to teach Canadian high school students about homelessness Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcKS... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Catch the broadcast version of this week's program here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Bernie Pauly of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research talked through the response over a decade of a public health emergency, in a program also featuring voices of people impacted by the toxic drug crisis Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxY... @vimhs.bsky.social

Wilfrid Laurier University associate professor Erin Dej spoke about helping craft a curriculum on homelessness for Canadian high school students Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcKS... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's program is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

Researcher Bernie Pauly spoke with the program to help unpack how the response to the toxic drug poisoning crisis has unfolded over the last decade in B.C. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxY... @vimhs.bsky.social

VIU Researcher Trevor Wideman spoke with the program about the intersection between local government and overlapping crises Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/viu-... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The most recent episode of the program is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

In February the program spoke with the founders of Recovery Tails Society, which offers free pet care to people entering addiction treatment Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNCs... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's episode is now online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI UVic PhD student Jenise Finlay spoke with the program about her research into the intersection between chronic pain and sexuality Listen www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj3C... @vimhs.bsky.social

Frank Moher's Boy Player is set to hit the stage in Nanaimo, the third in a series of shows exploring themes of men's mental health Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/find... @vimhs.bsky.social

UVic PhD student Jenise Finlay spoke with the program about her research into the intersection between chronic pain and sexuality Listen vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nurs... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's program is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users is co-hosting Garth Mullins for a talk on his memoir Crackdown in April at Nanaimo's Harbourfront Library Ann Livingston is helping organize, she spoke with PFR about the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSWi... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI "To see the gentleness, the compassion, the hope holding that happens with our group, is pretty transformative." Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FIY... @vimhs.bsky.social

The Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users is co-hosting Garth Mullins for a talk on his memoir Crackdown in April at Nanaimo's Harbourfront Library Ann Livingston is helping organize, she spoke with PFR about the event: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/drug... @vimhs.bsky.social

From October A Pair of addictions medicine specialists speak about opioid agonist treatment (OAT) Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/expl... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's episode is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

 "To see the gentleness, the compassion, the hope holding that happens with our group, is pretty transformative." Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/moun... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's episode is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

Jordan Kawchuk spoke with the program about alcohol use disorder ahead of a free community event on the topic at VIU's Malaspina Theatre on March 25 Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/were... @vimhs.bsky.social

The program spoke with a trio of musicians from around coastal B.C. about mental health in the industry Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/chec... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Queen's U prof Elaine Power spoke about food insecurity on a recent episode. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJV6... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week's episode is online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Queen's University prof Elaine Power spoke with the program about food insecurity on a recent episode Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/look... @vimhs.bsky.social

The executive director of an online addiction treatment provider spoke with the program about building an online course meant to mimic the curriculum of a residential treatment program Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/vict... @vimhs.bsky.social

Queen's University prof Elaine Power spoke with the program about food security in Canada Listen to the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJV6... @vimhs.bsky.social

Queen's University prof Elaine Power spoke with the program about food insecurity on a recent episode Listen to the full interview: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/look... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI The program paid a visit to a regional Ethics Bowl competition at Vancouver Island University. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/a-vi... @vimhs.bsky.social

This week the program featured a conversation with Elaine Power of Queen's University on food insecurity in Canada Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/look... @vimhs.bsky.social

The program paid a visit to a regional Ethics Bowl competition at Vancouver Island University. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8zX... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI " I've never seen a family like my own depicted in movies before. That was kind of the big inspiration and the starting point." Victoria's Cory Thibert talks narrative feature debut Mildlife: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/vict... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's program is available online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Catch last week's program featuring a conversation with an online addiction treatment provider and a visit to the ethics bowl vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

" I've never seen a family like my own depicted in movies before. That was kind of the big inspiration and the starting point." -Victoria filmmaker Cory Thibert Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/vict... @vimhs.bsky.social

A Nanaimo show running through the beginning of March explores themes of mental health amidst trying to forge a career in the arts. Listen: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/nana... @vimhs.bsky.social

The broadcast version of this week's episode is now online and can be found here: vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop... @vimhs.bsky.social

ICYMI Co-founder of an initiative to arrange free pet care for people entering treatment, Priya Sharma spoke about some of the other barriers people can face when seeking help with addiction Listen to the full interview vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/frie...