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Psychiatric Emergency Unit (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

We are a locked unit located bedside the Emergency Department. Our goal is to create an environment where we provide crisis intervention, psychiatric assessment, and stabilization. We work with you to stabilize any initial crisis. Our patients are under close observation to help us determine the most appropriate next level of care. (English) Colour

Substance Use: buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) and Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This is a document that has been adapted from the one that is currently with the buprenorphine/naloxone induction package. Minor changes have been made but this one should be with the take home suboxone information, as there have been some edits to the opening box that would only apply to take home suboxone and not a hospital induction. (English) Colour

Family Support Services [English] Permalink Public

Support services for family, friends, and natural support of adults with mental health or substance use concerns. (English) Colour

Fraser Health Smoke and Vape Free Policy (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

Information for Patients, Families, and Visitors regarding the Fraser Health Smoke and Vape Free Policy, how this affects a hospital admission to a MHSU (Mental Health and Substance Use) inpatient bed, and Nicotine Replacement facts, myths and treatment. (English) Black & White

When Words Matter: How to talk about overdose prevention [English] Permalink Public

Whether you are a parent, child, friend, partner, co-worker or peer of someone who may be using substances, reaching out and having conversations about overdose prevention is a crucial step that you can take together. This guide goes over how to prepare for and begin the conversation, keep calm and focused, recover when a conversation doesn’t go well, and care for yourself as someone who is impacted by another’s substance use. (English) Colour

Certified Under the Mental Health Act (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This handout provides an overview of what it means when you are certified under the mental health act. (English) Colour

Risperidone [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet describes the medicine how it works, how to take it, what to watch for, and when to get help. (English) Colour

Clozapine [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet describes the medicine how it works, how to take it, what to watch for, and when to get help. (English) Colour

Lithium [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet describes the medicine how it works, how to take it, what to watch for, and when to get help. (English) Colour

SSRIs [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet describes the medicine how it works, how to take it, what to watch for, and when to get help. (English) Colour