Support Centre

Ensuring patient care and services are client-centered, responsive, and respect individuals’ unique needs is one of the foundations of best practices in mental health care.

To learn more about patient care at Riverview Hospital and the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital – and about mental health care in general – follow the links below:

• Kelty Resource Centre: a provincial resource centre located at BC Children's Hospital, working to link children, youth and their families with appropriate resources in all areas of mental health and addictions. The centre also serves the resource needs of adults with an eating disorder.
• Information Resources: useful links and web resources on all aspects of mental health
• Patient Advocacy: how BCMHAS ensures that the concerns of patients and their families are addressed
• Riverview's Charter of Patient Rights: still on the leading edge after 10 years
• Patient Services & Activities: how patients are supported in daily living
• Visitors' Information: maps, directions, visiting hours
• How are we doing? Let us know what you think.