At Home– If this place wasn’t here, I’d be dead
Vancouver Sun – Part 4 of a series
The Bosman Hotel has been in operation now for two-and-a-half years as part of the national At Home/Chez Soi study looking into how better to serve mentally ill people who are chronically homeless. The Portland Hotel Society wants VCH to provide outreach services once federal funding ends this week.
At Home: It’s almost like you’ve got friends
Vancouver Sun – Part 3 of a series
Participants who received housing through the $110-million federal At Home study say supports helped them fight their demons. But in March 2013, the federal funding for the study expires, along with the money for the rent and outreach services participants have been receiving. Health Canada has not said whether it will ante up more money beyond the study’s end date.
BC’s AIDS strategy credited for decline in cases
CBC.ca
Dr. Julio Montaner of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and fellow researchers believe HIV cases have been averted in B.C. due to expanded coverage for antiretroviral therapy, known as HAART, a cocktail of drugs. They want the therapy offered across Canada.
Take charge of your health
Vancouver Sun
New and constantly evolving technology can help users manage their illnesses and general well-being, according to Dr. Kendall Ho, a VCH emergency department physician who oversees e-health strategy for the health authority and UBC’s Faculty of Medicine.
Aboriginal organization blames suicide pact on “apartheid” service delivery
The Tyee
The recently discovered suicide pact between mostly Aboriginal students at Britannia Secondary School is just a “symptom” of an “apartheid system” of separate services for urban Aboriginal people in Vancouver, says Scott Clark, coordinator of the Aboriginal Life In Vancouver Enhancement Society. VCH is mentioned.