Welcome to this issue of professional resources, 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.
In this newsletter:
Ongoing Family Resources & Referral Information
Families to Refer:
Relatives or supporters looking for support groups or education events for themselves in their area of BC. No limitations by diagnosis. Relatives, parents, siblings, adult children, family of choice, lesbian /gay / LGTB.
If your agency provides support or information events or groups to relatives/supporters of persons with a mental illness in BC, please send in your information for posting on this calendar to onlinesupport@bcss.org
Families to Refer:
Families needing help finding and accessing mental health info and services for children/youth with a mental health concern, youth with a mental health concern, adults/youth with eating disorder. Run by BC Mental Health and Addictions Services - office in BC Children and Women’s Hospital, service area BC-wide through phone and email.
Families to Refer:
Families of persons with a serious and persistent mental illness (including but not limited to schizophrenia, psychosis, schizoaffective disorders) All family members welcome at support groups, family education groups (regardless of family member diagnosis). Kids in Control program provides service to children 8-13 of parents with any kind of mental illness, as does Family Respite program. Online support groups for family members is also not diagnosis-limited and are facilitated including groups for adult children, lesbian/ga
y family of choice and siblings. Referral details at the above links. Service areas: BC wide except respite and kids programs.
Families to refer: Parents of children with a mental illness looking for support and information. Service area: specific regions, see website.
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.
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Featured Resource
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 -Â 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
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