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  • Vancouver Island Virtual LEAP Workshop

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    LEAP (Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner®) is a set of evidence-based practices that create therapeutic alliances and trusting relationships with people suffering from severe mental illness. Designed to build and strengthen mutual respect, it helps people who are non-adherent, or partially adherent, to become more cooperative and engaged in treatment and services, including medication, psychotherapy, psychosocial programs, club houses,...

  • Lower Mainland Virtual Strengthening Families Together

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Looking for tools to help you support your loved one with a mental illness? You are not alone. Vancouver Coastal Region is hosting a virtual Strengthening Families Together. This is a FREE six-session program for family members and caregivers. Get the opportunity to learn: Reliable information about mental illness, diagnosis, and treatment options Effective coping and communication skills...

  • Lower Mainland Virtual Family Support Group

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Do you have a friend or family member living with mental illness? – You are not alone  BCSS Vancouver Coastal Region is running Family Support Groups for family members and close friends who are supporting a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness.  Family Support Groups offer a safe and supportive environment for family...

  • North Vancouver Island Family Support Group – Virtual

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Do you have a friend or family member living with mental illness? – You are not alone  BCSS Vancouver Island Region is running a virtual Family Support Groups for family members and close friends who are supporting a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness. It's open to families in and around Comox...

  • Lower Mainland Virtual Family Support Group

    Lower Mainland Virtual Family Support Group
    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Do you have a friend or family member living with mental illness? – You are not alone  BCSS Vancouver Coastal Region is running virtual Family Support Groups for family members and close friends who are supporting a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness.  Family Support Groups offer a safe and supportive environment for...

  • Facing Challenges and Learning New Skills Workshop Series – Virtual

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Everyone is welcome — come to one or all of the workshops! Sessions are scheduled every Tuesday and Thursday from November 18 - December 4, 2025 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm Location: Virtual For more information or to join this family support group, please contact Michelle Ellerton at pgeducator@bcss.org or 250-613-3040 Topics for the following dates: November 18:...

  • North Vancouver Island Family Support Group – Virtual

    North Vancouver Island Family Support Group – Virtual
    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Do you have a friend or family member living with mental illness? – You are not alone BCSS North Vancouver Island is running virtual Family Support Groups for family members and close friends who are supporting a loved one with a severe and persistent mental illness. It is open to anyone in the North Vancouver...

  • Interior Region Strengthening Families Together – Virtual

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Strengthening Families Together provides knowledge, support, and tools for families to better cope with mental illnesses together. Participating families and caregivers from the Interior region of BC can learn facts about psychosis, schizophrenia, mood disorders, and other severe and persistent mental illnesses and the impact of stigma. They gain information about treatments, side effects, and...

  • Webinar: How to Connect with your MLA about Increasing Resources for Mental Illness Support Services

    BCSS - Virtual British Columbia, Canada

    Learn how to have your voice heard by government Join BCSS Board President Jack Middleton for a helpful presentation on tools you can use to connect with your MLA and advocate for better attention and funding for mental health services. Date: Wed, November 19, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_no0fI4x-RwSVEksbs1gR9Q#/registration *This...

  • We acknowledge that the lands on which BCSS operates and supports families are the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Peoples. We are honoured and privileged to live and work on this land we all share. We are committed to reconciliation, decolonization, learning from and with Indigenous peoples, and building relationships within our communities.