Aboriginal Family Mental Health Resources
Welcome to this issue of aboriginal resources relating to mental health, 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. Some companion enewsletters are available on other topics as well.
In this newsletter:
General Family Resources
Featured Resources - Healthy Aboriginal Network
Family support and education events, listed by location
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Featured Resources
Healthy Aboriginals Network
The Healthy Aboriginal Network creates comics on health and social issues for youth. Topics we’ve covered so far are:
- Youth health issues
- Suicide prevention
- Gambling addiction
- Diabetes prevention
- Staying in school
Visit www.thehealthyaboriginal.net/ for information on the comic books and how to order, or check their channel on youtube, with videos of their story boards
Ongoing Family Resources & Referral Information
Reaching Families Project (BC Schizophrenia Society/ HeretoHelp)
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
Kelty Resource Centre
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.
BC Schizophrenia Society
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/gay family of choice and siblings. Referral details at the above links. Service areas: BC wide except respite and kids programs.
The FORCE For Kids Mental Health
Families to refer:Parents of children with a mental illness looking for support and information. Service area: specific regions, see website.
Here To Help 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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