Mental Health Professional Family Resources
Welcome to this issue of family referral resources for professionals, produced by the BC Schizophrenia Society, in partnership with the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information.
We hope this newsletter provides you with helpful information to assist you in collaborating with family members and supporters in the care of their loved one with a mental illness. A companion enewsletter is also available for family members.
Based on the ongoing evaluation of this resource, this newsletter has some expanded information on how to refer family members to resources, and a listing of support and education events by location and region, so you can view only the upcoming events that apply to locations near you.
Ongoing Family Resources
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Families to Refer: Family members looking for support groups or education events in their area of BC. Online multi-agency listing of monthly family support groups http://www.meetings.bcss.org
If your agency is based in BC and provides family specific support or information events or groups, please send in your information for posting on this calendar.
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Run by BC Mental Health and Addictions Services. Families to Refer: families seeking mental health info and referrals for children/youth with a mental health concern, youth with a mental health concern, adults/youth with eating disorder. BC-wide. How to refer: Families can call or email centre directly. Contact information available at above link.
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Families to Refer: Families of persons with a serious and persistent mental illness (including but not limited to schizophrenia, psychosis, schizoaffective disordersâ¦) All family members welcome at support groups, family education groups (regardless of family member diagnosis). Kids in Control program provides service to children of parents with any kind of mental illness, as does Family Respite program. Online support groups for family members also not diagnosis-limited and are facilitated including groups for adult children, lesbian/gay family of choice and siblings. BC wide.
How to refer: the 28 locations have varying levels of coverage, from an office and full time coordinator through part time staff to volunteer staff. Family members can call coordinators/contacts directly to connect with support groups, support from the coordinator and family education classes. Contact information is listed here. To refer to programs such as BRIDGES (peer info and support for consumers), Kids in Control (kids with parental mental illness), Respite, please see the programs information pages.
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Families to refer: Parents of children with a mental illness.
How to Refer: Families can contact local service locations directly. Contact information available on the site for staff and support groups.
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BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions information offers a wide variety of general audience information on mental health, addictions and mental wellness. All information is evidence based. Funded by provincial health authority. Families to Refer: Family members requiring fact sheets and self-management information. How to refer: Website available at www.heretohelp.bcss.org
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Listings of Upcoming Family Events by Area
By popular demand the Reaching Families Calendar now has made it easier for people to view events and resources by location. Please click on the appropriate link below to view a listing specific to your local area.
All Calendar Events
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