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	<title>British Columbia Schizophrenia Society &#187; Advocacy</title>
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	<description>A Reason to Hope. The Means to Cope.</description>
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		<title>Our Abandoned Citizens &#8211; Policy Report</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/aboutbcss/policy-papers2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/aboutbcss/policy-papers2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 21:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BCSS Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click on the link above for more information on our policies and policy papers.]]></description>
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		<title>BCSS letter to Louise Bradley, President and CEO, Mental Health Commission of Canada</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/12/advocacy/bcss-letter-to-louise-bradley-president-and-ceo-mental-health-commission-of-canada/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2011/12/advocacy/bcss-letter-to-louise-bradley-president-and-ceo-mental-health-commission-of-canada/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copy of BCSS letter to Louise Bradley, President and CEO, Mental Health Commission of Canada.
______________________________________
Dear Ms. Bradley,
Thank you for the work you and the Commission are doing to improve the lives of people with serious mental illness and their families.
Please see attached letter regarding Canada’s Mental Health Strategy on behalf of the  British Columbia Schizophrenia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Patients Respond to Government&#8217;s Drug Policy Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/07/advocacy/bc-patients-respond-to-governments-drug-policy-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/07/advocacy/bc-patients-respond-to-governments-drug-policy-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver, BC  July 9, 2010 – The Better Pharmacare Coalition (BPC), representing two million BC patients, responded today to the BC Government announcement of a new policy on generic medication pricing and a Long Term Pharmacy Agreement.
“If Government wants to truly put patients first and achieve significant levels of total PharmaCare savings, then it must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from Lucy Waters: Not right to ignore signs of deteriorating mental health</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/07/advocacy/letter-from-lucy-waters-not-right-to-ignore-signs-of-deteriorating-mental-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/07/advocacy/letter-from-lucy-waters-not-right-to-ignore-signs-of-deteriorating-mental-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hartinder Nijjar wrote an excellent article and actually provided ideas to help fix the mental health system (&#8220;Our mental-health-care system needs fixing; here&#8217;s how,&#8221; Issues &#38; Ideas, May 27).
When someone is walking through red lights, pushing all his belongings in a shopping cart and cursing loudly at everyone in sight, he needs help immediately, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coroners Inquest Results &#8211; Ross Allan</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/07/advocacy/coroners-inquest-results-%e2%80%93-ross-allan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/07/advocacy/coroners-inquest-results-%e2%80%93-ross-allan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following are excerpts from an open letter from Ross&#8217;s parents:
&#8220;We are very relieved and happy that a record 43 jury recommendations were made as a result of testimony from about 2 dozen witnesses.&#8221;
&#8220;For the first time in six years, we felt that we had been fully listened to. It was very important for us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Speak OUT</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/07/advocacy/how-to-speak-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/07/advocacy/how-to-speak-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIPS!
       
Writing A Letter 
&#8230;To the Editor of A Newspaper or Magazine 

 Clarity

Your letter should be relevant and in direct response to a recent item carried in that publication. Make sure to clearly identify your reference so that everyone knows what you are talking about. E.g.: Congratulations to your reporter, Jill Smith, for her excellent article on mental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schizophrenia in Canada &#8211; A National Report</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/advocacy/schizophrenia-in-canada-a-national-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/advocacy/schizophrenia-in-canada-a-national-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alphabetical List of Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report describes what schizophrenia is, how people with schizophrenia are discriminated against and how the lack of access to proper care impedes their recovery. Research for the report found that government funding for mental health care varies across the country; wait times for treatment of mental illness are much higher than what is considered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British Columbia Schizophrenia Society Statement on Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/advocacy/british-columbia-schizophrenia-society-statement-on-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/advocacy/british-columbia-schizophrenia-society-statement-on-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 



&#8220;The violence issue among individuals with schizophrenia
is a treatment issue, nothing more nor less.&#8221; &#8211; E. Fuller Torrey



Research has shown that the vast majority of people who are violent do not suffer from mental illnesses, and that mental illness is responsible for a very small proportion of violence.
Studies indicate that some symptoms of psychiatric illness, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BC Schizophrenia Society &#8211; Statement On Violence</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/04/advocacy/bc-schizophrenia-statement-on-violence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2008/04/advocacy/bc-schizophrenia-statement-on-violence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mind Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research has shown that the vast majority of people who are violent do not suffer from mental illnesses, and that mental illness is responsible for a very small proportion of violence. Studies indicate that some symptoms of psychiatric illness, such as paranoid ideas and command hallucinations, rather than the diagnosis itself, appear to increase the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise Your Voice &#8211; Contact Your MLA About Lack of Resources!</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/02/advocacy/raise-your-voice-contact-your-mla/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2008/02/advocacy/raise-your-voice-contact-your-mla/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mind Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If, like us, you are concerned about the lack of resources for people with serious mental illness, we strongly encourage you to contact your provincial MLA.
The following letter is offered as a template you can use when writing to your MLA. You can add your own name and send the letter exactly as is, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police Intervention in Emergency Psychiatric Care: BluePrint For Change</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/02/resources/health-professionals/bc-schizophrenia-society-blueprint-for-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2008/02/resources/health-professionals/bc-schizophrenia-society-blueprint-for-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mind Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click on the linked pdf file to follow for the 2006 Report produced by the British Columbia Schizophrenia Society on issues relating to mental health and policing. (Excerpt below) Blueprint for Change &#8211; Police Intervention in Emergency Psychiatric Care
POLICE INTERVENTIION IN EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC CARE: A BLUEPRINT FOR CHANGE
A couple of years ago I found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lost in Transition &#8211; A report from the Vancouver Police Department</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/02/advocacy/lost-in-transition-a-report-from-the-vancouver-police-department/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2008/02/advocacy/lost-in-transition-a-report-from-the-vancouver-police-department/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mind Foundation</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost in Transition: How a Lack of Capacity in the Mental Health System is Failing Vancouver&#8217;s Mentally Ill and Draining Police Resources:
To view a printable version of this report in its entirety, please click here: vpd-lost-in-transition.pdf
Executive Summary:
The purpose of this report is to provide a quantitative analysis of the prevalence of Vancouver Police Department (VPD) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guide to the Mental Health Act</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/01/resources/family-friends/guide-to-the-mental-health-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2008/01/resources/family-friends/guide-to-the-mental-health-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This resource may be useful to people who would like to understand the rules and procedures in place in BC around mental illness, police involvement, involuntary treatment, etc
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		<title>It&#8217;s Treatable &#8211; Audio Commercial</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/advocacy/its-treatable-audio-commercial/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/advocacy/its-treatable-audio-commercial/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 23:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BCSS Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This audio commercial, suitable for radio use, talks about how schizophrenia is treatable. Contact BCSS if you'd like to arrange to air this commercial on a station in your region. ]]></description>
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		<title>Family Charter of Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/resources/family-friends/family-charter-of-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/resources/family-friends/family-charter-of-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2007 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BCSS Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rights of families living with schizophrenia.]]></description>
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