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  • Strengthening Families Together - 10 session group for family and friends - Do you have a relative or friend with a serious mental illness? Strengthening Families Together is a 10-session group for families and friends, which provides information, skill-building, and support. Offered throughout BC in spring and fall. Contact your local branch for details.... More →
  • Schizophrenia / Psychosis Early Warning Signs - This list of warning signs was developed by people whose relatives have schizophrenia or other serious mental illness. Many behaviours are within the range of normal responses to situations. Yet family members sense—even when symptoms are mild—that behaviour is “unusual”; that the person is “not the same”.... More →
  • Kids in Control Support Group Program - The Kids in Control Support Group Program, created by the BC Schizophrenia Society, gives information, education and support to children eight to thirteen years of age who have a parent with a serious mental illness. The Teens in Control program is now available for Teens. For more information visit: www.bcss.org/kidsincontrol... More →
  • Provincial Office Staff - The BCSS has staff contacts in every health region in BC, who help families and support programs on behalf of the provincial society. Please click on the link above for staff email and contact information.... More →
  • Online Support Groups for Family / Supporters - Visit www.reachingfamiliesproject.org to participate in our online support groups for family members and supporters.... More →
  • Basic Facts About Schizophrenia - This 40-page booklet contains the most frequently asked questions about schizophrenia.... More →
  • Spouses Handbook - This booklet was published due to requests from family members who have a spouse ill with schizophrenia, for information specific to their needs.... More →
  • Advocating for your relative (and yourself) - Dos and Don'ts - Dos and don'ts for families coping with schizophrenia... More →
  • Stages of Hallucinations - Some information on working with hallucinations.... More →
  • Psychosis Symptoms and What to Do - This 4 page fact sheet in pdf format gives helpful tips for families and friends on how to handle psychosis symptoms.... More →
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Please click on one of the links below to see calendar events in the region .

  • Burns Lake Events
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  • Events Calendar (all)
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  • McBride Events
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  • Nelson Events
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    • CMHA
    • FORCE
    • KELTY
    • MDA
  • North and West Vancouver Events
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  • Powell River Events
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  • Trail events
  • Vancouver & Richmond Events
  • Vernon events
  • Victoria & Area Events
  • Williams Lake Events
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