These easy-to-read information sheets are researched using the best available evidence and are for people with only basic knowledge about mental health or substance use problems.
Below is an alphabetical list of our fact sheet titles. To see them organized by topic, see our Understand More section.
There are many fact sheets that were translated into Chinese, Farsi (Persian), French, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese by the BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Translation Project. The translation project was made possible thanks to the support of the Provincial Health Services Authority's (PHSA) Provincial Language Service and generous funding from the PHSA. To see them organized by language, see out Other Languages section.
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A-B:
Alcohol - also see:
C-D:
see also: Kids and youth
Concurrent Disorders: Mental Disorders and Substance Use Problems
Discrimination - see: Stigma and Discrimination around Mental Disorders and Addiction
E-G:
Economic Costs of Mental Disorders and Problem Substance Use
Emergencies - see Coping with Mental Health Crises and Emergencies
H-M:
Marijuana - see Cannabis
Methamphetamine - also see:
N-Q:
Psychosis - also see:
R-S:
Support - see: Help and support
T-Z:
Tobacco - also see:
Violence - see: Mental Disorders, Addictions and the Question of Violence
What to Expect from Community Child & Youth Mental Health Services
What to Expect from Your Child's School in Children's Mental Health
What to Expect from Your Family Physician in Children's Mental Health
Workplace - see: Mental Disorders and Addictions in the Workplace
Youth - see: Kids and youth
