Strengthening Families Together

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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:

·        Facts about psychosis

·        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 Cole Harbour / Eastern HRM Community Mental Health, the HRM Chapter of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia will deliver an eight-week session of Strengthening Families Together beginning at 6:30 pm on Thursday, February 3^rd, 2011.  The location isCole Harbour / Eastern HRM Community Mental Health ,Cole Harbour Place, 51 Forest Hills Parkway, Dartmouth.  Each weekly meeting lasts for two hours.

For an outline of the Strengthening Families Together program, please click here (note that the ten sessions have been condensed to eight sessions).

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 this 8-week session of Strengthening Families Together, please contact Donna Methot at (902) 462-8658 or send an email to hrmchapterssns@accesswave.ca.