In 2001, Vancouver’s groundbreaking drug policy, A Framework For Action: A Four-Pillar Approach to Drug Problems in Vancouver, claimed that the city’s drug prevention programs were ineffective and needed to be replaced. With mention of the School Age Children and Youth Substance Use Prevention Initiative being administered by VCH.

There have been several developments since Vancouver Police Department released a report titled Vancouver’s Mental Health Crisis. With quotes from Andrew MacFarlane, regional director of mental health and addiction at VCH.

Complaints about the quality of care in hospitals and other health facilities rose in the past year, but the total number of complaints and inquiries to B.C. Patient Care Quality Offices remained about the same, according to the annual report of the Patient Care Quality Review Boards released today.

As she approaches retirement, a Vancouver transportation pioneer is sharing the secrets of how she reduced traffic congestion on Vancouver’s Cambie corridor. With quotes from Arthur Orsini, active transportation facilitator and outreach coordinator at VCH.

A new petition is calling on VCH to shut down Naked Sushi, saying the business “is just commodifying women’s bodies.”

A task force assembled last year to address Vancouver’s “major crisis” of severe mental illness and addiction has released its recommendations on how to improve the fate of residents struggling with the health problems.

Ninety-four-year-old Lore Wiener hopes to live in her own home until the end of her life, but with the impending closure of primary care at three VCH clinics, her daughter says she faces an uncertain future. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a spokesperson for VCH.

The city has published its first report on mental health and addiction nearly one year to the day that Mayor Gregor Robertson stood beside Vancouver police chief Jim Chu to ask higher levels of government for support in addressing those issues. With mention of recommendations from VCH for the premier.

Nearly a year after Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson created a task force to try to get to the root causes of a growing mental illness crisis in the city, the special group has issued its first report.

A Vancouver catering company that offers sushi served on women’s naked bodies is sparking controversy among feminists who call the practice disgusting and degrading. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, spokesperson for VCH.