Mental Health
Victoria’s about to get a civilian mental health team. Here’s how the same project fared on the mainland
Out of nearly 800 calls, the North Shore PACT had to call the police for help fewer than 10 times
Brishti Basu is a reporter based in Victoria. She speaks English, Bengali, and Hindi. She is a generalist that primarily covers social issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues relevant to Victoria and Vancouver Island. Basu began her career in journalism as a reporter with Victoria Buzz in 2017, and has been published in places like VICE, The Tyee, National Geographic, BBC Future, and more. Her work so far covers a wide range of topics, from systematic racism to climate change, marine mammal welfare to culinary nomenclature, and beyond.
Out of nearly 800 calls, the North Shore PACT had to call the police for help fewer than 10 times
“Nobody's asking for lockdowns… but we need to do something now,” said a pediatric heart surgeon
Questions on timeline and facility locations remain
A Mayne Island school had to shut down due to absences this week
