The following events are of interest to people caring for a loved one with a mental illness. This calendar is maintained by the BC Schizophrenia Society. Funding for this project was provided by BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, an agency of PHSA.
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Strengthening Families Together Courses Offered Throughout BC (spring and fall)
- 1 June:
- 19 June:
- 20 June:
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- New Westminster/Burnaby – BCSS – Family Support Group – 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Abbotsford – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 1st and 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Vancouver – MDA – Mood Disorders Educational Evening – 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- 24 June:
- 25 June:
- Summerland – BCSS – Family Support Group – 1st, 3rd, & 4th Tuesday (10:00 am)
- Vernon – BCSS – Family Support Group – 4th Tuesdays (evening) (7:00 pm)
- Abbotsford – BCSS – Family support group – Last Tuesdays (7:00 pm)
- Vancouver – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (7:00 pm)
- Quesnel – BCSS – Family Support Group – 4th Tuesdays (7:00 pm)
- 26 June:
- Victoria – BCSS – Information Support Group – Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Langley – FH – Family Support Group (7:00 pm)
- Ladner/Tsaw – MDA/CMHA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Delta – CHMA – Family Support Group – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Delta – MDA – Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- McBride – BCSS – Family Support Group – last Wednesdays (7:30 pm)
- 27 June:
- Fraser Lake – BCSS – Family Support Group – 4th Thursday (10:30 am)
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- Fraser Lake – BCSS – Education Workshop & Discussion Group – 4th Thursdays (2:00 pm)
- Penticton – BCSS – Strengthening Families Together – family mental illness information course – Register now (6:00 pm)
- Nanaimo – BCSS – Share & Care Family Support Group – last Thursday of the month (6:30 pm)
- Victoria – BCSS – Strategies & Support Monthly Meeting – last Thursday of Month (7:00 pm)
- Salmon Arm – BCSS – Family Support Group – Last Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Valemount – BCSS – Family Support Group – last Thursday (7:30 pm)
- 28 June:
- 1 July:
- 2 July:
- 3 July:
- 4 July:
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- Granisle – BCSS – Education Workshop & Discussion Group (alternating with support group) – 1st Thursdays (2:00 pm)
- Prince George – BCSS – Family Support Group – 1st Thursdays (6:30 pm)
- Abbotsford – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 1st and 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- 5 July:
- 8 July:
- Penticton – BCSS – Family Support – Mondays (12:00 pm)
- Kamloops – BCSS – Support and Information Sessions (3:30 pm)
- Kamloops – CMHA – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays (6:00 pm)
- Surrey/Delta/White Rock – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays (7:00 pm)
- Coquitlam/TriCities – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays (7:30 pm)
- 9 July:
- 10 July:
- Smithers – BCSS – Caregivers Support Group – 2nd Wednesday of the month (2:00 pm)
- Victoria – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 2nd Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Victoria – BCSS – Information Support Group – Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Vancouver – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Delta – MDA – Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Vancouver/BC-wide – FORCE/Kelty – In the Know: Parent/Caregiver Educational Sessions – 2nd Wednesday (7:00 pm)
- BC-Wide – FORCE – 'In the Know' Info Sessions for Parents – 2nd Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Langley – FH – Family Support Group (7:00 pm)
- Ladner/Tsaw – MDA/CMHA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Delta – CHMA – Family Support Group – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Burns Lake – BCSS/FORCE – Interactive Webinar for Caregivers – 2nd Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- 11 July:
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- Smithers – Consumer & Family Initiatives Committee – 2nd Thursdays (11:00 am)
- Smithers – Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Committee – 2nd Thursdays (1:00 pm)
- Tri-Cities – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 2nd Thursdays (6:30 pm)
- Penticton – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays (6:30 pm)
- Victoria – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Nelson – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- 12 July:
- 15 July:
- 16 July:
- 17 July:
- 18 July:
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- New Westminster/Burnaby – BCSS – Family Support Group – 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Vancouver – MDA – Mood Disorders Educational Evening – 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Abbotsford – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 1st and 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- 20 July:
- 22 July:
- 23 July:
- 24 July:
- Victoria – BCSS – Information Support Group – Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Delta – MDA – Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Langley – FH – Family Support Group (7:00 pm)
- Ladner/Tsaw – MDA/CMHA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Delta – CHMA – Family Support Group – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- 25 July:
- Fraser Lake – BCSS – Family Support Group – 4th Thursday (10:30 am)
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- Fraser Lake – BCSS – Education Workshop & Discussion Group – 4th Thursdays (2:00 pm)
- Richmond – BCSS – Family Fun Night – 4th Thursday (bimonthly) (6:00 pm)
- Nanaimo – BCSS – Share & Care Family Support Group – last Thursday of the month (6:30 pm)
- Salmon Arm – BCSS – Family Support Group – Last Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Victoria – BCSS – Strategies & Support Monthly Meeting – last Thursday of Month (7:00 pm)
- Valemount – BCSS – Family Support Group – last Thursday (7:30 pm)
- 26 July:
- 29 July:
- 30 July:
- 31 July:
- 1 August:
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- Granisle – BCSS – Education Workshop & Discussion Group (alternating with support group) – 1st Thursdays (2:00 pm)
- Online Support Groups for Family / Supporters (all day)
- Prince George – BCSS – Family Support Group – 1st Thursdays (6:30 pm)
- Abbotsford – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 1st and 3rd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- 2 August:
- 6 August:
- 7 August:
- 8 August:
- Oliver – BCSS – Weekly mental illness family support group (10:30 am)
- Smithers – Consumer & Family Initiatives Committee – 2nd Thursdays (11:00 am)
- Smithers – Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Committee – 2nd Thursdays (1:00 pm)
- Tri-Cities – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 2nd Thursdays (6:30 pm)
- Penticton – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays (6:30 pm)
- Victoria – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- Nelson – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays (7:00 pm)
- 9 August:
- 12 August:
- Penticton – BCSS – Family Support – Mondays (12:00 pm)
- Kamloops – BCSS – Support and Information Sessions (3:30 pm)
- Kamloops – CMHA – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays (6:00 pm)
- Surrey/Delta/White Rock – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays (7:00 pm)
- Coquitlam/TriCities – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays (7:30 pm)
- 13 August:
- 14 August:
- Smithers – BCSS – Caregivers Support Group – 2nd Wednesday of the month (2:00 pm)
- Victoria – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 2nd Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Victoria – BCSS – Information Support Group – Wednesdays (6:30 pm)
- Delta – MDA – Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- BC-Wide – FORCE – 'In the Know' Info Sessions for Parents – 2nd Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Langley – FH – Family Support Group (7:00 pm)
- Vancouver/BC-wide – FORCE/Kelty – In the Know: Parent/Caregiver Educational Sessions – 2nd Wednesday (7:00 pm)
- Ladner/Tsaw – MDA/CMHA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Delta – CHMA – Family Support Group – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- Burns Lake – BCSS/FORCE – Interactive Webinar for Caregivers – 2nd Wednesdays (7:00 pm)
- 15 August:
- 17 August:
The British Columbia Schizophrenia Society is a member of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information. The BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information are a group of seven leading provincial mental health and addictions nonprofit agencies. The seven partners are Anxiety BC, BC Schizophrenia Society, Centre for Addictions Research of BC, Canadian Mental Health Association’s BC Division, F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kids Mental Health, Jessie’s Hope Society, and Mood Disorder’s Association of BC. Since 2003, we've been working together to help individuals and families better prevent, recognize and manage mental health and substance use problems. BC Partners work is funded by BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority. We also receive some additional support from the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The BC Partners are behind the acclaimed HeretoHelp website. Visit us at www.heretohelp.bc.ca.