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Okanagan & Kootenays | Beyond the Blues 2018

 

 Castlegar

  • October 1 | 10am - 3pm

  • Selkirk College 10th St Campus, in the Pit (301 Frank Beinder Way)

  • Door prizes

  • Education + all mental health + risky drinking or substance use screens

  • Targeted to staff and students but anyone can attend from the community if they wish

  • Contact: Tami O'Meara (Selkirk College) 250-365-1273


 Enderby

  • October 2 | 4:30-6:30pm

  • Splatsin Centre, main room (5767 Old Vernon Rd)

  • Education-only

  • Targeted to parents of kids 0-6 at the Early Years Fair but anyone can attend from the community if they wish

  • Contact: Lorna Fothergill (Enderby Community Resource Centre) 250-838-9446


 Merritt

  • October 3 |  8am - 5pm

  • Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (41555 Belshaw St)

  • Education-only

  • Targeted to staff and students but anyone can attend from the community if they wish

  • Contact: Chloe Price (Nicola Valley Insitute of Technology)  250-378-3336


 Nelson

  • October 4 | 11:30am - 1pm

  • Selkirk College Silver King Campus, by the cafeteria (2001 Silver King Rd)

  • Education + all mental health + risky drinking or substance use screens

  • Targeted to staff and students but anyone can attend from the community if they wish

  • Contact: Lu Ann Dietrich (Selkirk College) 250-354-3203


 Nelson

  • October 17 | 11:30am - 1:30pm

  • Selkirk College 10th St Campus, Mary Hall Cafeteria (820 Tenth St)

  • Education + all mental health + risky drinking or substance use screens

  • Targeted to staff and students but anyone can attend from the community if they wish

  • Contact: Lu Ann Dietrich (Selkirk College) 250-354-3203


 Revelstoke

  • November 27th |  4pm - 7pm

  • Revelstoke Community Centre, MP1 and MP2 (main area), 600 Campbell Ave.

  • Education + all mental health and risky drinking or substance use screens

  • Open to anyone

  • Contact: Stacie Byrne (Revelstoke CYMHSU Local Action Team) 250-200-0022


 Revelstoke

  • November 29th |  6:30pm - 8pm

  • Revelstoke Secondary School, (atrium), 301 Tenth St. E.

  • Education + all mental health and risky drinking or substance use screens

  • Targeted to parents but anyone can attend from the community if they wish

  • Contact: Stacie Byrne (Revelstoke CYMHSU Local Action Team) 250-200-0022


 Revelstoke

  • January 30th |  10:30pm - 11:45am

  • Revelstoke Community Centre, (MacPherson Room), 600 Campbell Ave

  • Education + all mental health and risky drinking or substance use screens

  • Open to anyone

  • Contact: Stacie Byrne (Revelstoke CYMHSU Local Action Team) 250-200-0022


 Scotch Creek

  • October 3 | 10am - 3pm

  • Scotch Creek Fire Hall, Community Hall (Columbia-Shuswap)

  • Education only

  • Open to anyone

  • Contact: Corrine Gaskin (North Shuswap Health Centre Society) 250-679-3350


 Sicamous

  • October 12 | 9:30am - 11:30am

  • Parkview Elementary school, Gymnasium (605 Parksville St)

  • Education only

  • Targeted to parents of children 0-6 years-old, but open to anyone

  • Contact: Gwyneth Gau (Early Years Centre) 250-804-6890


 

 Oliver

  • November 1

  • South Okanagan Secondary (6140 Gala St.)

  • Interactive games

  • Education + mental health screens (well-being, depression and/or anxiety)

  • Open only to South Okanagan Secondary School students

  • Contact: Deneen Ollis (Child and Youth Mental Health)  250-487-4422


 Penticton

  • October 25

  • Princess Margaret Secondary School (1120 Green Ave W)

  • Education + mental health screens (well-being, depression and/or anxiety)

  • Open only to Princess Margaret Secondary School students

  • Contact: Deneen Ollis (Child and Youth Mental Health)  250-487-4422


 Penticton

  • November 13

  • Penticton Secondary (158 Eckhardt Ave E)

  • Education + mental health screens (well-being, depression and/or anxiety)

  • Open only to Penticton Secondary Secondary School students

  • Contact: Deneen Ollis (Child and Youth Mental Health)  250-487-4422


 Penticton

  • November 13

  • ConnectEd (324 Eckhardt Ave)

  • Education + mental health screens (well-being, depression and/or anxiety)

  • Open only to students in the Access program

  • Contact: Deneen Ollis (Child and Youth Mental Health)  250-487-4422


 Penticton

  • November 21

  • Okanagan College (Centre of Excellence Building)

  • Education only

  • Open only to students of Okanagan College

  • Contact: Megan Potter (Okanagan College Students' Union)  250-859-5868


 Salmon Arm

  • October 4 

  • ConnectEd, (1641 30 St NE)

  • Wellness Centre Grand Opening

  • Education only

  • Open only to High School students, staff, parents and stake holders

  • Monica Kriese (SAS Wellness Centre) 250-833-6100


 Summerland

  • October 29 

  • Summerland Secondary School, room (9518 Main St.)

  • Interactive games

  • Education + mental health screens (well-being, depression and/or anxiety)

  • Open only to Summerland Secondary School students

  • Contact: Deneen Ollis (Child and Youth Mental Health)  250-487-4422


 

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