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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 →
  • Steps For Working With Delusions - Steps for working with delusions.... 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 →
  • Online Support Groups for Family / Supporters - Visit www.reachingfamiliesproject.org to participate in our online support groups for family members and supporters.... More →
  • Schizophrenia Information in Other Languages - Fact sheets on schizophrenia are available in Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Spanish, translated with a grant from the World Assembly for Mental Health. Click on the above link for more.... More →
  • B.R.I.D.G.E.S. Education and Support Program - BRIDGES is a course taught by consumers for consumers. BRIDGES helps people learn things that will help them in their journey to recovery. People who have taken the course find it helps them to be part of their own treatment. In the course, students learn about psychiatric diagnoses. They also learn about what mental health treatments work best. More information: www.bcss.org/bridges... More →
  • Early Psychosis Online Booklet - An online booklet for family, teachers, and friends that looks at the causes, symptoms and treatments of psychosis.... More →
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  • About BCSS Victoria
  • Fort St. James – BCSS – Justice Support Group – 3rd Thursdays
  • Southside – BCSS – Support Group/Education Sessions – 2nd Wednesday
  • Fort St. James – BCSS – Mental Wellness Support Group – 3rd Thursdays
  • Abbotsford – BCSS – Family support group – Last Tuesdays
  • Chilliwack – BCSS – Caring and Sharing Family Support Group – 1st Tuesdays
  • Victoria – BCSS – Family EPI Group – 3rd Saturdays
  • Langley – BCSS – Family Support Group – 1st Mondays
  • Surrey/Delta/White Rock – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays
  • Smithers – BCSS – Caregivers Support Group – 2nd Wednesday of the month
  • Williams Lake and Area – BCSS – Family Support Group – 3rd Mondays
  • Vancouver – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Wednesdays
  • Smithers – Consumer & Family Initiatives Committee – 4th Thursdays
  • Powell River – BCSS – Family Support Group – 3rd Mondays
  • Terrace – BCSS – Family Support Group – 3rd Tuesdays
  • Victoria – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 1st Wednesdays
  • Tri-Cities – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 2nd Thursdays
  • Abbotsford – FORCE – Group for Parents of Children/Youth – 1st Mondays
  • Quesnel – BCSS – Peer Support Group – 2nd Tuesdays
  • Vernon – BCSS – Family Support Group – 4th Tuesdays (evening)
  • Nelson – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Thursdays
  • Vancouver – MDA – Family Support Group – alternate Tuesdays
  • Prince George – BCSS – Family Support Group – 1st Thursdays
  • Ladner/Tsaw – MDA/CMHA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
  • Campbell River – BCSS – Family Support Group – 3rd Tuesdays
  • Delta – CHMA – Family Support Group – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays
  • Kitimat – BCSS – Family Support Group – last Mondays
  • Abbotsford – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 1st and 3rd Thursdays
  • McBride – BCSS – Family Support Group – last Wednesdays
  • Fort St. John – BCSS – Evening Support Group – 3rd Wednesday
  • Fort St. John – BCSS – Breakfast Support Group – 1st Fridays
  • Vancouver – MDA – Mood Disorders Family Support Group – 3rd Mondays
  • Strengthening Families Together Coming to Kamloops
  • Reaching Families Project
  • Salmon Arm – BCSS – Family Support Group – Last Thursdays
  • Chilliwack – FORCE – Parents of Children Group – 1st Wednesdays
  • Coquitlam/TriCities – BCSS – Family Support Group – 2nd Mondays
  • Powell River – BCSS – Quarterly Branch Meeting
  • Prince George, Quesnel, Fort St. James, Mackenzie, Fraser Lake, McBride – BCSS Support Groups –
  • Caring as a Family
  • Questions to Ask the Psychiatrist
  • Advocating for your relative (and yourself) – Dos and Don’ts

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