The content found under "Core Content" includes resources we would recommend to any VCH employee. We know that mental illness impacts one in every four Canadians and that VCH staff work with individuals experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge across clinical care areas. The content found under "Specialty MHSU" includes more specific and acute materials for clinicians working primarily with a MHSU population.

The Portal is organized using Nursing Practice Domains as the framework. This means that the content in each section (i.e. Core Content, Community, Older Adult, etc.) is matched to a corresponding Competency Assessment Planning and Evaluation (CAPE) Tool. To facilitate identifying your knowledge gaps or learning goals, you can download the corresponding CAPE tool for your practice area and find content on the Portal as it relates to each indicator in the domains.

This portal collates resources across many different online platforms. You may be required to log into LearningHub (this requires your VCH login and password) or create a free online account. For example, we recommend some UBC-CPD courses, Canadian Public Health Courses, LearningLinks Courses, etc.

Use the search page, found by clicking the search icon in the navbar.

If you are interested in staying current, please "opt-in" to our quarterly Coastal MHSU Newsletter, found in the footer of this website. This is Newsletter is created and shared out to MHSU staff in the Coastal Communities of Care by our MHSU Clinical Nurse Educator. You can request to be added to this email list; click on the "Newsletter" button and add your full name and VCH email address.

If you have questions, concerns or comments about any of the resources shared on this portal, please send us your feedback

Most likely! Please send us the link to your resource so our educators can review and validate the content before sharing on our portal.

No. We are only tracking basic metrics to assess our platforms usage. How you use this platform and what you access is up to each individual and their learning needs.

Where courses or resources cannot be found on LearningHub or via my.vch.ca, Coastal MHSU Educators have diligently sought out resources from established and well-known sources. The content has also been reviewed by Regional MHSU and piloted by a number of our Coastal site. If you come across a dated or concerning resources, please let us know via the portal feedback loop.

THE MHSU Education Portal can be accessed by all modern browsers, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox. IMPORTANT NOTE: you will NOT be able to access the portal via Internet Explorer, which is currently VCH’s default browser.