The Stand Up For Mental Health Society is non profit organization that teaches stand up to people with mental health experience. They use stand-up comedy to break down the prejuice, stigma and discrimination that surround mental illness.  Stand Up For Mental Health is looking for people to be part of thier next class, where people […]

       Strengthening Families Together is a ten-session course for families and friends who have a loved one living with mental illness. The course provides information, tools and support to help people cope with these challenges they face. Through the course, participants will learn: • about different types of mental illnesses • about medications […]

For the past two seasons, the Vancouver Canucks have provided BCSS with free hockey tickets for volunteers, families, and staff to attend their annual Hockey Talks Mental Health Awareness Night. This Year the Hockey Talks night was Wednesday, January 16, 2019. This event is to encourage people to have conversations about mental health. BCSS would […]

Family Smart and BCSS  are two of seven partners of BC Partners. Family Smart has webinars called ‘intheknow’. This upcoming webinar is very interesting for families. Please see the information below. “intheknow” Video gaming, social media misuse,and other related digital addictions among 8 to 25 year-olds This webinar presents the assessment, treatment, and prevention of […]

  We at B.C. Schizophrenia Society wish you and your loved ones a peaceful holiday season. However, if you are experiencing a crisis or are in need of immediate mental health support, please contact one of the below numbers immediately: 9-1-1 310 Mental Health Support: 310-6789 (Do not include an area code before this number) […]