Province Taking Action to Strengthen Involuntary Care, Better Support Patients
The Province is introducing proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act to strengthen…
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Nov 25, 2025
BCSS News
News & Stories
View the latest updates related to severe and persistent mental illness and the BC Schizophrenia Society.
Nolan’s Story: Hope During Psychosis
Every day in British Columbia families are blindsided when a loved one experiences…
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Nov 13, 2025
Family Story
BCSS Supports the Government’s Defense of the BC Mental Health Act Treatment Provisions
Embedded below is the opening statement by the Governments lawyer, on the Charter…
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Nov 5, 2025
BCSS News
BCSS Agrees: Develop Psychiatric Hospital for Northern BC Communities
October 22, 2025 Dear Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of…
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Oct 22, 2025
Advocacy & Public Policy, BCSS News
The Intersection of Substance Use and Psychosis: An Understudied Area of Research
A 5-year translational research program, funded by the BC Schizophrenia Society Foundation in…
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Oct 21, 2025
BCSS Foundation
10 TV Shows To Better Understand Mental Illness
Mental illness is often misunderstood, misrepresented, or hidden in plain sight. But when…
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Oct 20, 2025
Education
‘Crazy’ Is Not A Costume
The trick is to enjoy the holiday while treating others with respect. Halloween…
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Oct 16, 2025
BCSS News, Education
Reflections from the 2025 AGM & Education Session
The BC Schizophrenia Society hosted its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Education…
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Oct 10, 2025
BCSS News
Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Indian Residential Schools, Assimilation, Ongoing Harm, and Colonial Impacts.…
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Sep 18, 2025
Events, Reconciliation