Date: March 4th 2009

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Reaching Families Resource Newsletter

 

Family and Supporter Resources

Welcome to this issue of family and supporter resources, produced by the BC Schizophrenia Society, in partnership with the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information.

Ongoing Family Resources

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Featured Resources

4th Annual Family Conference: Family Involvement in the Mental Health System

WORKING TOGETHER TO EDUCATE FAMILIES

MAY 2, 2009: SATURDAY 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Vancouver General Hospital, Paetzold Theatre, 899 West 12 Ave

ADMISSION
Individual - $25
Family - $30
Low Income - $10
Limited Seating
Reserve your ticket at:
familyconference4@gmail.com
Certificate of Attendance available

Speakers
Dr. Jon Fleming -  UBC Dept of Psychiatry, Training the Next Generation of Psychiatrists
Lorna Howes - Director, Mental Health Services, Vancouver Acute & Community Planning for the Future of Mental Health Services

Workshops

  • Meeting the Needs of Children & Youth
  • Multicultural Perspectives of Families
  • Advocacy: Making It Work

Conference Sponsored by:  Vancouver Coastal Health, The British Columbia Schizophrenia Society, Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia

For More Information:
Shirley Rogers - VCMHS 604-708-5289
Linda Proudfoot - BCSS 604-247-1884
Vicki Rogers - MDA 604-873-0103

Jessie’s Hope Society

Jessie’s Hope, a non-profit organization, has been educating, supporting and advocating for services around the issue of eating disorders in the province of B.C. since 1985.

As of 2006, services focus on the innate wellness of British Columbians. Our goal is to provide adults, children and youth with an approach that will embrace their human potential.

Jessie’s Hope Society’s approach to understanding thoughts of negative body image and weight issues is to begin by seeing the innate health and wellness that exists in those who are suffering. Through an insight-based educational approach, individuals begin to see their own health and understand how thought creates the human experience. This revolutionary approach enables individuals to handle life’s challenges gracefully and they naturally become role models for health and wellness.

The foundation to Jessie’s Hope Society’s programs is based on the 3 Principles of Innate Health - the human ability to engage the mental health and wellness that is available to everyone. Our approach is dedicated to educating individuals on how to reconnect the health and wellness in themselves and others regardless of circumstances. Through this educational experience, participants begin to recognize their own innate strength and resilience at any moment. As they begin to tap into their own human potential they begin to create sustainable change in themselves, those they work and live with as well as their own communities. More information at: http://www.jessieshope.org

UPCOMING FAMILY EVENTS

For more events, please visit the family calendar www.familyevents.bcss.org. View events sorted by location.

For more events, please visit the family calendar

Welcome to the Reaching Families Project e-resource Newsletter. This newsletter gives regular updates on services, programs and information available to family members and supporters of persons with a mental illness. If you have any suggestions or feedback on what you'd like this newsletter to contain please contact the coordinator at onlinesupport@bcss.org This newsletter is produced by the BC Schizophrenia Society in partnership with BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information.

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