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	<title>British Columbia Schizophrenia Society &#187; News</title>
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		<title>BCSS letter to Louise Bradley, President and CEO, Mental Health Commission of Canada</title>
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		<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.
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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>Tell us your story</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/11/e-newsletters/tell-us-your-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to hear about your experiences with schizophrenia and psychosis, as a person with a mental illness or as a family member. We would like to use these stories to help others understand the importance of providing help to people with schizophrenia and psychosis and their families. We might use these stories in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Clues in the Genetics of Schizophrenia</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/11/research/more-clues-in-the-genetics-of-schizophrenia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese researchers add three chromosomal regions to a slow-growing list of genetic links
By David Cyranoski  01 November 2011



Large-scale genetic studies of Chinese populations have turned up fresh genetic links to schizophrenia.

Two of the largest studies yet carried out on the genetics of schizophrenia in Chinese populations have turned up three genetic loci, or chromosomal regions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Moving Lives Forward Scholarship Recipients</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/11/e-newsletters/2011-moving-lives-forward-scholarship-recipients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2011/11/e-newsletters/2011-moving-lives-forward-scholarship-recipients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Awards & Scholarships]]></category>
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Hear What Our Winners are Saying…
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“Thank you for the 2011 Moving Lives Forward Scholarship, sponsored by Eli Lilly. Your award allows me to continue my education in a time of severe financial hardship. I am extremely grateful that Eli Lilly recognized my efforts and I will do my best to justify your confidence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offering Kids in Control or Teens in Control in your region</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/07/e-newsletters/offering-kids-in-control-or-teens-in-control-in-your-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would your organization or branch like to offer the Kids in Control  or Teens in Control program for children of parents with a mental illness? Manuals for both programs are now available in electronic format for use to deliver these excellent programs.
Organizations wishing to become authorized to receive and  use the program materials must complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Greg Dallimore</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/06/e-newsletters/remembering-greg-dalliomore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greg Dallimore
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Greg Dallimore, age 58, on June 1, 2011. Greg is survived by his wife Marijke, daughter Meagan, son Calvin, daughter-in-law Genevieve, and baby granddaughter Claire.
There will be a Celebration of Life service on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at 2:00 PM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Medication for Schizophrenia: Abilify (aripiprazole)</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/05/resources/new-medication-for-schizophrenia-abilify-aripiprazole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 23:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a new antipsychotic medication for people with schizophrenia now available in BC.
Abilify (generic name aripiprazole) helps control many of the symptoms associated with the disease, like hallucinations and lack of motor skills.
&#8220;If a person who has schizophrenia does not find a medication that works for them&#8230; their chances of staying on it are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improvements to the RDSP plan</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/01/e-newsletters/improvements-to-the-rdsp-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2011/01/e-newsletters/improvements-to-the-rdsp-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From: NC-RDSP-ORGS-REEI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 9:41 AM
Subject: Improvements to the RDSP
Dear Community Partner,
On March 4, 2010, the Government of Canada, through its Budget 2010, announced two enhancements to the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), grant and bond.  We are pleased to advise that the legislation to enact these changes received Royal Assent on December [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B.C.&#8217;s Mental Health Plan: Where Do Leadership Hopefuls Stand on Helping the Mentally Ill?</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/01/e-newsletters/b.c.s-mental-health-plan-where-do-leadership-hopefuls-stand-on-helping-the-mentally-ill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2011/01/e-newsletters/b.c.s-mental-health-plan-where-do-leadership-hopefuls-stand-on-helping-the-mentally-ill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2010
B.C.&#8217;s Mental Health Plan: Where Do Leadership Hopefuls Stand on Helping the Mentally Ill?
B.C. voters now have a golden opportunity to question each leadership candidate’s real commitment to helping the mentally ill. 
Schizophrenia is a brain disease that strikes one in one hundred worldwide. This means there are over 40,000 British Columbians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ending Stigma and Achieving Parity in Mental Health:  A Physician Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2011/01/resources/health-professionals/ending-stigma-and-achieving-parity-in-mental-health-a-physician-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2011/01/resources/health-professionals/ending-stigma-and-achieving-parity-in-mental-health-a-physician-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Physicians have a responsibility to become involved. There is growing evidence that interventions, at local and national levels, can reduce stigma and discrimination.&#8221; 
The Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Canadian Paediatric Society and the College of Family Physicians of Canada held a workshop in Toronto, September 23, 2010 to build a shared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planned Giving Seminars for BCSS Branches and Regions</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/09/mind/planned-giving-seminars-for-bcss-branches-and-regions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/09/mind/planned-giving-seminars-for-bcss-branches-and-regions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATTENTION BRANCHES AND REGIONAL COORDINATORS
The Planned Giving Committee of the MIND Foundation, can assist Branches in hosting Estate Planning Seminars designed to inform parents and families of people with major mental illness on the use of Discretionary Trusts and other Estate Planning tools.
If your Branch or Community is interested in hosting an Estate Planning Seminar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jodi and Harpreet&#8217;s Half-Marathon Fundraiser for BCSS</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/08/donors/jodi-and-harpreets-half-marathon-fundraiser-for-bcss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/08/donors/jodi-and-harpreets-half-marathon-fundraiser-for-bcss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We (Jodi Diamond and long time running partner, Harpreet Chauhan) will be doing the Victoria Half Marathon on behalf of the BC Schizophrenia Society.  As we both work in mental health, we see daily how devastating mental illness can be for the ones afflicted and for their families.  We feel that this organization is a worthwhile cause. ]]></description>
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		<title>Twins Help Find Cause of Schizophrenia</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/08/research/twins-help-find-cause-of-schizophrenia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/08/research/twins-help-find-cause-of-schizophrenia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research has shown that faulty genes play a major role in causing schizophrenia. However, researchers have had limited success identifying these genes and, to date, no gene has been proven to cause schizophrenia.
Failure to locate genes that cause schizophrenia is not due to lack of effort. The search for these genes is a chief goal [...]]]></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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