British Columbia Schizophrenia Society – Health Professionals

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Strengthening Families Together - 10 session group for family and friends - Do you have a relative or friend with a serious mental illness? Strengthening Families Together is a 10-session group for families and friends, which provides information, skill-building, and support. Offered throughout BC in spring and fall. Contact your local branch for details.... More →
Schizophrenia / Psychosis Early Warning Signs - This list of warning signs was developed by people whose relatives have schizophrenia or other serious mental illness. Many behaviours are within the range of normal responses to situations. Yet family members sense—even when symptoms are mild—that behaviour is “unusual”; that the person is “not the same”.... More →
Kids in Control Support Group Program - The Kids in Control Support Group Program, created by the BC Schizophrenia Society, gives information, education and support to children eight to thirteen years of age who have a parent with a serious mental illness. The Teens in Control program is now available for Teens. For more information visit: www.bcss.org/kidsincontrol... More →
Steps For Working With Delusions - Steps for working with delusions.... More →
Basic Facts About Schizophrenia - This 40-page booklet contains the most frequently asked questions about schizophrenia.... More →
Spouses Handbook - This booklet was published due to requests from family members who have a spouse ill with schizophrenia, for information specific to their needs.... More →
Online Support Groups for Family / Supporters - Visit www.reachingfamiliesproject.org to participate in our online support groups for family members and supporters.... More →
Schizophrenia Information in Other Languages - Fact sheets on schizophrenia are available in Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Spanish, translated with a grant from the World Assembly for Mental Health. Click on the above link for more.... More →
B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Education and Support Program - BRIDGES is a course taught by consumers for consumers. BRIDGES helps people learn things that will help them in their journey to recovery. People who have taken the course find it helps them to be part of their own treatment. In the course, students learn about psychiatric diagnoses. They also learn about what mental health treatments work best. More information: www.bcss.org/bridges... More →
Early Psychosis Online Booklet - An online booklet for family, teachers, and friends that looks at the causes, symptoms and treatments of psychosis.... More →

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Forensic Psychiatric Services

Ending Stigma and Achieving Parity in Mental Health: A Physician Perspective

Ulysses Agreement – planning for support

Mental Health Professionals Resource Elist

Police Intervention in Emergency Psychiatric Care: BluePrint For Change

Guide to the Mental Health Act

Psychotic Illness can be Predicted in up to 80% of High-Risk Youth

Reaching Out Schizophrenia Video – Physician Version

Research Resource: Confidentiality Intervention: Effects on Provider-Consumer-Family Collaboration

Research Resources on Professional / Family Collaboration

Marijuana use increases risk for psychosis by 40%

Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia – Fact Sheet

Early Psychosis Identification for Physicians and Mental Health Professionals

Partnership Education

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Reaching Families Research Project

Releasing Information to Third Parties

Early Psychosis Intervention

Sample Consent Form – for releasing information to family members

Recovery Cup Board Game for Families

Effective Family-Professional Collaboration

Family Support Buddy Program

No Flowers or Chocolates Video – for professionals on collaborating with families in care

Cultural Sensitivity Information for Professionals

Working Collaboratively with Family Caregivers

Crystal Meth and Psychosis

Early Psychosis – Discover the Facts Brochure

How to Manage Common Symptoms

Steps Towards Evidence-Based Practice in Supporting Families with Parental Mental Illness

A Quiet Evolution: Early Psychosis Services in British Columbia–a Survey of Hospital and Community Resources

Early Psychosis Care Guide Summary

Early Psychosis Care Guide

Supporting Families With Parental Mental Illness – A Community Education and Development Manual