Suicide prevention training being offered in Pemberton, August 16-17 In the seventeen years that Nada Shureih, now 34, has been living in the Sea to Sky corridor, she has been personally affected by at least a dozen suicides. The most recently released figures from the BC Coroners Service, (from a summary of suicide deaths … Continue reading How to Be A Safe Place In A Dark Moment
What do you do if you, or a youth you know, or love, is at risk of self-harm? Like, WHO DO YOU CALL? The Pemberton Local Action team of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative (CYMHSU) has created several Suicide Intervention Toolkits, for youth, professionals, and parents and care-givers. Click on … Continue reading Suicide Intervention Toolkits now available, thanks to Pemberton’s Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative
Two days a week, I go into work at the SLRD office, just above the Fire Hall in Pemberton. Sometimes, the trucks are out, glistening-clean in the sun. They're never put away dirty. Sometimes, firefighters are gathered around, preparing to greet kids for a party. Sometimes I hear the sirens as they head out to … Continue reading Supporting your first responder, workshop for partners of firefighters, police, paramedics and SAR volunteers, Thursday, June 2, 7pm
Erin Stewart Elliot tries to explain how she’s feeling to her three-year-old son. “Well, I’m feeling grateful,” she says, waving her hand around the living room of the friends’ home where they’ve been staying since their house was destroyed by a mudslide. “And I feel sad, about the cat. And the chickens and the ducks. … Continue reading After the Slide: Checking In with the Elliots
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