Local mental-health awareness & personal stories — Kamloops 2026

Coverage Timeline

1. Aug 8 ‘That will impact people’s mental health’: Interior Health explains how Kamloops’ wildfire smoke is linked to physical, mental risks ↗ CFJC Today details
2. Jul 14 Pitch revived for BC jails to accept involuntary care intake ↗ Radio NL details
3. Jul 3 District hopes additional counsellors can address student mental health – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
4. Jun 25 CMHA offering free counselling services to Merritt residents impacted by 2021 flooding ↗ CFJC Today details
5. May 2 One man’s cross-country journey for mental health – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
6. Mar 24 In Kamloops talk, bestselling author Gabor Maté explains why he believes addiction isn’t a choice — but ‘comes out of trauma’ ↗ The Wren details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

• ‘That will impact people’s mental health’: Interior Health explains how Kamloops’ wildfire smoke is linked to physical, mental risks ↗

  Aug 7, 2026 · details
• CMHA offering free counselling services to Merritt residents impacted by 2021 flooding ↗

  Jun 25, 2026 · details

Radio NL

• Pitch revived for BC jails to accept involuntary care intake ↗

  Jul 13, 2026 · details

Kamloops Chronicle

• District hopes additional counsellors can address student mental health – Kamloops Chronicle ↗

  Jul 2, 2026 · details
• One man’s cross-country journey for mental health – Kamloops Chronicle ↗

  May 1, 2026 · details

The Wren

• In Kamloops talk, bestselling author Gabor Maté explains why he believes addiction isn’t a choice — but ‘comes out of trauma’ ↗

  Mar 24, 2026 · details

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