Coping with Holiday Stress: Finding Hope in a Season of Pressure
In the movies, holidays are often shown as a time of joy, warmth, and togetherness. Everything…
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Dec 18, 2025
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View the latest updates related to severe and persistent mental illness and the BC Schizophrenia Society.
Involuntary Treatment: A Critical Lifeline for People Living with Severe Mental Illness
The editorial was contributed by BCSS CEO Faydra Aldridge to the latest issue…
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Dec 11, 2025
Involuntary Treatment
A Morning of Gratitude and Hope
Hosted at the beautiful Arbutus Club in Vancouver and streamed live for virtual…
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Dec 3, 2025
Events
Province Taking Action to Strengthen Involuntary Care, Better Support Patients
The Province is introducing proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act to strengthen…
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Nov 25, 2025
BCSS News
Nolan’s Story: Hope During Psychosis
Every day in British Columbia families are blindsided when a loved one experiences…
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Nov 13, 2025
Family Story
Recap: FASMI x BCSS Town Hall on Privacy & Information Sharing with Families
The Family Alliance on Severe Mental Illness (FASMI) and the British Columbia Schizophrenia…
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Nov 6, 2025
Events
BCSS Supports the Government’s Defense of the BC Mental Health Act Treatment Provisions
Embedded below is the opening statement by the Governments lawyer, on the Charter…
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Nov 5, 2025
BCSS News
BCSS Agrees: Develop Psychiatric Hospital for Northern BC Communities
October 22, 2025 Dear Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of…
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Oct 22, 2025
Advocacy & Public Policy, BCSS News
The Intersection of Substance Use and Psychosis: An Understudied Area of Research
A 5-year translational research program, funded by the BC Schizophrenia Society Foundation in…
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Oct 21, 2025
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