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Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society is excited to offer two series of free yoga classes in North Vancouver and Surrey, made possible with funding from lululemon. These classes provide a welcoming opportunity to move, breathe, and connect with others in a supportive environment. Yoga experience is not required, and participants are encouraged to take part in ways that feel comfortable and accessible for them. We are offering classes at 2 locations: North Vancouver HOpe

A Framework for Putting Mission, Vision, and Values Into Practice Tracy Windsor | June 13, 2026 Publication note: This article was originally published to Substack under Tracy Talks to the Machine and can be found at https://substack.com/@tracywindsor/note/c-275805818?r=4p63yw. Content note: This article discusses psychiatric hospitalization, psychosis, mental health crisis, isolation, and hopelessness. This article is about how my experiences with peer support, nonprofit lea

Understanding the roles—and the training behind them Peer support can happen anywhere people with shared experiences offer one another understanding, hope, information, and connection. It can happen informally between community members, within a facilitated group, through one-to-one support, or as part of a paid role in a hospital, nonprofit organization, outreach program, research team, or community service. As peer support has grown, so has the number of titles used to desc

Thursday July 9th, 2026 @ 7:00PM - 9:00 PM People's Co-op Bookstore. 1391 Commercial Drive. Come celebrate the launch of Sandra Yuen's collection of poetry, I Want to be Buried Standing Up, at the People's Co-Op Bookstore on July 9, 2026! The event starts at 7:00 P.M., and will be moderated by author Lenore Rowntree. You will not want to miss Yuen's inspirational words and her poetic emphasis on embracing the here and now. Sandra Yuen is an author, artist, musician, and survi

We have an open invitation to the world premiere of Kegan Goh's play, Professional MD, on Thursday July 16, at 7pm, at Woodwards Goldcorp Center. He will be presenting a 10 minute excerpt of his 20 minute one act monologue.

Please, join us in celebrating our 2026 grant recipients at the following showcases! Gallery Show: July 8-10, 2pm-6pm VINES Den. 825 E. Hastings Market: Saturday July 11, 12pm-5pm VINES Den. 825 E. Hastings Music and Spoken Word: Thursday July 16, 7pm-9pm 149 W. Hastings Film: Saturday July 18, 1pm-2pm 1131 Howe Street

Celebrate neurodiversity, June 25-July 25, 2026, at Gathering Place Community Centre, 609 Helmcken Street. Art by people with lived experiences of mental illness or psychiatric survival, hosted by the connection Salon.

We are excited to share that The Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society has received $6,000 in community funding from Lululemon Athletica to support peer-led yoga programming for our community. This funding will allow Kaleidoscope to offer free yoga classes for youth and young adults recovering from psychosis , particularly those connected to Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) services in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Programs like this help expand acce

We are incredibly grateful to share that The Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society has received funding through the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to support an initiative for our partnership with the Early Psychosis Peer Recovery Network — a group that has been advocating for the meaningful integration of peer support within Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) programs since 2019. Kaleidoscope has received $19,000 through the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to support

According to the University of Oxford, 1 in 4* of us will experience mental illness in the course of our lifetime. For many, this period will coincide with our regular work schedule. However, since workplaces often value productivity above all else, identifying a coworker’s declining mental health and providing support can feel like an afterthought. Fortunately, more and more organizations are becoming aware of how counterproductive this approach is, especially with regard to

Have you ever been in a situation where someone you care about was clearly struggling, but you didn’t know what to say or do or how to help? Most of us have. Mental health challenges are more common than ever, yet many people still feel unsure or unprepared when it comes to offering support. That’s where Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) comes in! Just like CPR teaches you how to respond in a physical emergency, MHFA gives you the tools to recognize signs of mental distress (ap

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By an international student, for international students I remember standing in my new dorm, staring at a bowl of instant noodles, wondering why everything suddenly felt so heavy. I had classes, a routine, and a city full of possibilities. But somehow, I still felt completely alone. When I first moved to British Columbia as an international student, I thought I had it all figured out. I was excited, ambitious, and ready to make the most of this new chapter. I was prepared for