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Assessing the Mental Healthcare Gap as VSAC Loses Long-Term Counselling Due to Lack of Resources
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Facing a growing waitlist and a funding shortage, the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre has announced it will suspend its long-term counselling program. With the need for crisis support services as high as ever, where do we go from here? We look into the issue with Sam Loppie, Direct Client Services Manager at VSAC, and Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s BC Division.
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Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Free services for survivors of sexualized violence
Phone: 250-383-3232
Email: access@vsac.ca
Website: www.vsac.ca
Today's episode is sponsored by St. Margaret's School and Ecologyst.
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Need support?
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Free services for survivors of sexualized violence
Phone: 250-383-3232
Email: access@vsac.ca
Website: www.vsac.ca
422 episodes
Manage episode 319985907 series 2776948
Facing a growing waitlist and a funding shortage, the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre has announced it will suspend its long-term counselling program. With the need for crisis support services as high as ever, where do we go from here? We look into the issue with Sam Loppie, Direct Client Services Manager at VSAC, and Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s BC Division.
Need support?
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Free services for survivors of sexualized violence
Phone: 250-383-3232
Email: access@vsac.ca
Website: www.vsac.ca
Today's episode is sponsored by St. Margaret's School and Ecologyst.
Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/Member
And subscribe to us on our socials!
Need support?
Victoria Sexual Assault Centre
Free services for survivors of sexualized violence
Phone: 250-383-3232
Email: access@vsac.ca
Website: www.vsac.ca
422 episodes
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