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Youth mental health on the West Shore: what supports are available and what’s to come?
Local experts suggest talking, exercise, healthy meals and time outside can help while waiting for mental health support.
A guide to youth mental health support on the West Shore
Here are some resources for immediate and longer term help.
The Discourse will tackle these West Shore stories in 2021, with your input
We held an event to hear what you want to see in your local news coverage. Here’s what we learned, and what we plan to do.
Cowichan makes strides towards help for unhoused youth
“There’s a cohort of younger people out there. And they’re particularly vulnerable,” says the Cowichan Housing Association's executive director.









