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Strengthening Families Together
Do you have a relative or friend with a serious mental illness?
Would you like to learn more about his or her illness?
Delivered by family members who have direct experience with the psychiatric illness of a loved one, and enhanced by invited speakers with topical expertise, Strengthening Families Togetheris a Canadian-based educational program for families and friends which provides information, skill-building, and support.
You will learn about:
· Early intervention and recovery
· Treatments and supports
· Coping with challenges of daily living
· Navigating the mental health system
· The importance of taking care of yourself, too
In partnership with Dartmouth Community Mental Health, the HRM Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia will deliver a ten-week session of Strengthening Families Together beginning at 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010. The location isBelmont House, 5th Floor, 33 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth. Each weekly meeting lasts for two hours.
Additionally, a separate and distinct 10-week session of Strengthening Families Together will be delivered in partnership with Bayers Road Community Mental Health. This session starts at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 7th, 2010, in Suite 109, Bayers Road Centre, 7071 Bayers Road, Halifax.
For an outline of the Strengthening Families Together program, please click here.
A flyer announcing this session is attached; please feel free to post this flyer for others to see. Mental health service providers are strongly encouraged to forward this email or to distribute the flyer to family members who might be interested.
Registration
To register for either 10-week session of Strengthening Families Together, contact Donna Methot at (902) 462-8658 or send an email to hrmchapterssns@accesswave.ca.
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