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Welcome to the Family resource e-newsletter. This newsletter is presented by the BC Schizophrenia Society (www.bcss.org) and the Reach Out Psychosis tour (www.reachoutpsychosis.com) in partnership with BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information (www.heretohelp.bc.ca).

In this edition: Scroll down this email for Mental Health Awareness Week events, new resource highlights and existing resources.

Mental Health Awareness Week Events

Here's some highlights on events in BC for Mental Health Awareness Week. For more events see www.calendar.bcss.org or www.familyevents.bcss.org

29 September:

• Smithers Family Support Group (12:00 am)
• Burns Lake - Strengthening Families Course (10:00 am)

30 September:

• Mental Illness Awareness Week - Sept 30-Oct 6 (all day)

1 October:

• Kids in Control Group - South Vancouver (all day)
• Penticton - Mental Illness Awareness Week Events (Oct 1-5) 
• Penticton - Mental Illness in our Communities (all day)
• Fraser Lake - Mental health & addiction community forum (5:00 pm)

2 October:

• Kids in Control Group - Vernon 
• Penticton - An evening at the movies 
• Vancouver/Richmond: Entitlements for Persons with Provincial Disability Benefits (7:00 pm)

3 October:

• Upcoming SFT Course in Vancouver (6:00 pm)

New Resource Highlights

• Online Family Support group - these private, facilitated online groups provide a safe place for persons supporting a loved one with a mental illness to share experiences, resources and support. www.support.bcss.org

• First Nations language recordings about mental illness - This series of audio recordings give basic information on 5 major mental illnesses (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety and OCD), in three first nations languages  - Carrier, Tsilhqot’in and Shuswap  http://www.bcss.org/2007/09/21/first-nations-language-recordings-about-mental-illness/

• Expanded calendar listings - showing support and education events for persons with a mental illness and their supporters / family members. www.familyevents.bcss.org  or www.calendar.bcss.org

Existing Resources

• Calendar of  support and other events for persons with a mental illness and their family members / supporters. www.calendar.bcss.org
• Family Support services throughout BC through the BC Schizophrenia Society's regional coordinators. Contact info at: http://www.coordinators.bcss.or
• Archives of this newsletter http://www.bcss.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/Families/
• Family services, program information and information resources www.families.bcss.org 
• Program information
  • www.bridges.bcss.org - B.R.I.D.G.E.S - - BRIDGES stands for Building Recovery of Individual Dreams & Goals through Education & Support. BRIDGES is a course taught by consumers for consumers.
  • www.buddy.bcss.org - Family Support Buddy Program -  - one on one support from someone who's been there.
  • www.kidsincontrol.bcss.org - Kids in Control -  - group for children with a parent with a mental illness.
  • www.partnership.bcss.org - Partnership Presentations - - public presentations on mental illness
  • www.strengtheningfamilies.bcss.org - Strengthening Familes Together - - this course is for family members and friends of a person with a mental illness.
  • www.respite.bcss.org - Family Respite Program - - this highly regarded and flexible program provides a break from caregiving to family members caring for a person with a mental illness, including children, spouses, parents, siblings etc... It is available in selected communities in BC.
• Online Support Groups for Family / Supporters - Private, anonymous, facilitated support groups for family members, LGBT family members/spouses/supporters & rural family members throughout BC. www.support.bcss.org
• For an array of useful plain language evidence-based fact sheets and other resources for family members / supporters of persons with mental illness visit www.families.bcss.org 

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