News & Events
Applications open for 2025 Youth Harm Reduction Award
Calling all youth in the Island Health region with a passion for innovative approaches to the toxic drug crisis. Have you, or another young person you know, worked on a project in the past year that focused on reducing harms related to unregulated substances?
Island Health grant empowers Indigenous youth through leadership and resilience conference
A transformative conference focused on promoting leadership and resilience brought together 80 Indigenous students from the Cowichan Valley for a day of empowerment and cultural celebration.
Chief Medical Health Officer releases report on increasing harms from psychoactive substances
The Island Health’s 2024 Chief Medical Health Officer report focuses on the health harms associated with the use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol, illegally manufactured opioids, tobacco and cannabis.
