The BCSS has staff contacts in every health region in BC, who help families and support programs on behalf of the provincial society. Please click on the link above for staff email and contact information.
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
A Reason to Hope. The Means to Cope.
About BCSS – “Celebrating 30 Years of Families Helping Families”
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Mission Statement
OUR VISION – To bring compassion and hope to those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis
OUR MISSION – To improve the quality of life for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis through education, support, public policy and research
OUR CORE VALUES
- Family Centred – We provide education and caring support for families affected by serious mental illness. The family unit is our first responsibility and primary focus; the person with the illness is always included in the definition of family.
- Partnership and Respect – We do not work in isolation. We seek to build a broad range of dynamic partnerships through open and timely communications based on respect and appreciation for all those we serve and work with.
- Innovation and Improvement – We are committed to innovation through ongoing learning and improvement to meet the changing and diversified needs of families with mental illness in today’s society.
- Accountability and Transparency – We measure our performance and follow a process of continuous improvement. We are wholly accountable for our actions to our supporters for our use of financial and human resources available to us.
The British Columbia Schizophrenia Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 by families and friends of people with schizophrenia. Since then, BCSS has grown into a province-wide family support system with 30 Branches, 11 Regional Coordinators, 3 Program Coordinators and over 1600 members. We are dedicated to supporting each other, educating the public, raising funds for research and advocating for better services for people with schizophrenia and other serious and persistent mental illnesses.
How to Donate
Donate Now Online | By Phone: 1.888.888.0029 (toll free) | Mail a Cheque: 201 – 6011 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, B.C. V7C 4V4
Contact Information: British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Provincial Office
#201 – 6011 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, B.C. V7C 4V4 Canada | Email: bcssprovincial@bcss.org | Phone: 604.270.7841 |
Toll Free: 1.888.888.0029 | Fax: 604.270.9861 | Local and Regional Contacts | Provincial Staff
BCSS Board of Directors
BCSS has a Board of Directors whose role is to act honestly and in good faith in the best interests of the society. Board members create broad policy to governing the mandates of the Society and raise funds on behalf of BCSS.
Medical Advisory Board
Dr. Bill MacEwan, Dr. William Honer and Dr. Anthony Phillips are members of our Medical Advisory Board.
2010-11 Annual Report
Next year we will be celebrating our 30th year of bringing hope to those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis. What a long way we have come!
The last few years have been challenging as we worked to overcome government funding cuts, the economy, and barebones staffing. There is still much work to be done as we realign the Provincial Office, bringing on new personnel and resources to help us empower families and strengthen our organization.
Contact Information
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Provincial Office
#201 – 6011 Westminster Hwy. Richmond, B.C. V7C 4V4 Canada | Email: bcssprovincial@bcss.org | Phone: 604.270.7841 |
Toll Free: 1.888.888.0029 | Fax: 604.270.9861 | Local and Regional Contacts | Provincial Staff
BCSS Programs and Services – Providing Great Value
In the 2009-10 fiscal year alone, BCSS provincial coordinators responded to 5,684 calls and over 35,000 emails for support and information, attended 1,700 meetings, organized 390 support group sessions, and presented to over 34,000 members of the public
2009-10 Financial Snapshot
BCSS’s regional programs and services provided by regional support and project coordinators are funded 100% by the health regions those services benefit. These services include family support, support to branches and community education.
BCSS Provincial Services Stats 2009-2010
Here are some images showing the great work being done by staff and contractors that report to the BCSS Provincial Office in Richmond BC from April 2009 through March 31 2010.
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Mission Statement
To improve the quality of life for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis through education, support programs, public policy, and research
What does the provincial office of BCSS do? How is BCSS structured?
The BC Schizophrenia Society is based in Richmond, BC (near Vancouver). The provincial society provides media relations, administers the society’s charitable status including issuing tax receipts, advocates with the provincial government and offers and manages programs and services.
Membership
Membership forms. Adding your voice to ours helps us all speak more loudly as we lobby the provincial and federal governments for increased funding for schizophrenia research and more and better services for individuals and families coping with schizophrenia, psychosis and other serious mental illness.
BCSS Branches
A BCSS Branch is a community based association of people who volunteer their time and energy to help improve the lives of people with serious mental illness and their families.
For more information on how to connect with a branch in your region, please contact provincial office at: (lower mainland): 604.270.7841 Toll Free: 1.888.888.0029 or Email Us
Planned Giving
Planned Giving is a way to donate to the charity of your choice in a more formally structured manner. Examples of planned giving types are: bequests, designating BCSS as a RRSP, RRIF or insurance policy, donating shares or stocks, charitable trusts, charitable gift annuities, endowment funds and discretionary trusts. We can assist you in making these types of donations to the BC Schizophrenia Society.
Subscribe to our E-Newsletters
Sign up here for our e-newsletters for family members, mental health professionals, educators and aboriginal community members to keep posted on BCSS events, resources and advocacy or click on the above link for more information.
Our Abandoned Citizens – Policy Report
Please click on the link above for more information on our policies and policy papers.
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