This past fall, through funding from the First Nations Health Authority, BC Schizophrenia Society Interior Regional Team was able to host community based Strengthening Families Together – First Nations (SFT-FN) programming in their region. At the end of the course, all the participants were thankful for the facilitators, the information, and each other. Highlights included […]

BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS), along with other schizophrenia societies and mental illness organizations, have been closely monitoring what the Canadian government will be recommending related to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). Overall, BCSS recognizes that the UN CRPD is important in safeguarding the rights of persons with […]

Education is key in helping family members understand what is happening and helping them find the support that they need. And last fall, the BC Schizophrenia Society Vancouver & Richmond Regional Team offered Tuesday Talks, sessions that provided snippets of information from BCSS’ Strengthening Families Together to family members and caregivers. One particular session focused on the importance of […]

BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS) Vancouver Island Regional Manager Danita Senf is proud by the initiatives taken by the Regional Educators working in her region. The Vancouver Island Regional Educators are constantly looking for new ways to provide support and training to serve the unique needs of their communities. For example, BCSS plays a significant role […]

BC Schizophrenia Society is proud to announce that one of our very own regional managers, Kim Dixon, won the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council‘s Doug Cochrane Leadership in Quality Award. Kim began her journey to mental health leadership in 1998, when she started working at BCSS and became aware of mental illness within her […]