Sunshine Coast Health Centre
700-1816 Crowchild Trail NW T2M 3Y7 Calgary, AB, Canada

I know that there are families right now in the exact same spot I was five years ago, and searching for resources and feeling like they're drowning and not being able to help their child, Christianson said. It's just a tragedy, it's terrible.

Check out this great graphic explanation about Meaning and the story of Viktor Frankl! "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way"

We know that in Canada, three out of every four suicides are men. It’s a big topic that we need to shine a light on and flip the script on and make sure that guys know it’s okay to talk,

Life is only a reflection of what we allow ourselves to see. - Trudy Symeonakis Vesotsky #schclife

"Mark and I, we're capable, competent adults and we are so frustrated and so exhausted from this system," said Sheena Eraut, who is no longer married to Mark. "It has been incredibly traumatic and totally soul destroying."

We need to dedicate more time to make real connections. No more "I'm fine"! #mentalhealthweek #mentalhealthmatters #getreal

More than ever, people in Canada deserve timely and effective #MentalHealth care. There is no health without mental health. Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health #MIAW20 https://www.camimh.ca/

Looking forward our Alumni Support Meetings this week Here are this week’s details for alumni to join any meeting in any city for support. Monday: Kelowna 6 pm PST... Tuesday: Langley 6 pm PST and Edmonton 7 pm MST Wednesday: Calgary 7 pm MST Friday: Langley 7 pm PST See more

"Addictions is something that has plagued Indigenous communities for generations often used as a coping mechanism in the face of colonization, residential school, the 60’s Scoop and continued systemic discrimination."

"The Alberta government announced they're removing fees for people attending provincially funded addiction treatment centres."

Here are this week's online meetings for our SCHC Alumni. You can join any meeting for any city, so when you need support in your recovery please join our online sessions Monday: Kelowna 6 pm PST Tuesday: Langley 6 pm PST and Edmonton 7 pm MST Wednesday: Calgary 7 pm MST... Friday: Langley 7 pm PST See more

When people call us looking for alcohol treatment and drug rehab programs, sometimes the topic of strip searches comes up. Not always, but it has enough times that we believe talking about it more on our website will be helpful. At SCHC and GSWC, we do not use the Minnesota or TSF model and we definitely do not perform strip searches.

Our people deserve to have a place in the community just like everybody else and we’re done pretending that they don’t, Mercredi said.

These are complex disorders, he said Wednesday. We need to figure out the causes for individuals. Treat them as human beings, not as a gaggle of people who are somehow all going to have the same answer.

What path are you on RIGHT now? What path do you WANT to be on? Our clients start down a new path when they join our program. They start to care for their physical and mental health. And most importantly they start to find a passion and a purpose so they can live healthy, meaningful lives!

"Giving RNs and RPNs the ability to prescribe medications to treat substance use issues is a move toward collaborative care."

Back in the spring, we started a line to access CAMH, giving health care providers doctors, nurses, personal support workers, in different health care settings including long term care a way to reach out to us if they needed help. And we matched them to the right level of support.

Spend your weekend in nature. You will have no regrets! #schclife #clientadventures #soberfun

We’ve been developing licensed and accredited mental health programs with an extraordinary record of high quality care since 1991 and Sunshine Coast Health Centre is one of six treatment facilities we oversee. Our men’s programs brings together the collective expertise of highly-trained professionals to provide evidence-based treatment for high-functioning and motivated men struggling with their mental health

Particularly with fentanyl, every time you take it, it could be your last second on Earth. And anyone who gets it from you, it could be their last second on Earth."

"His own children didn't understand too much about his mental health at the time when he was at his lowest...When I was going through my troubles, I had a lot of guilt issues I think it was because we didn't really educate them,"