From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group Meetings
Every Thursday Evening
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
The Hub
2nd Floor, 1673 Barrington Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is open to anyone affected by mental illness, either directly or indirectly.
FREE!
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 21st, 2011, 6:30 pm!
An interactive presentation on smoking cessation with Dion Thomas-Hodges and Angela Sarty
Dion Thomas-Hodges, BA, CADA, a Community Outreach Worker the Capital Health Tobacco Intervention Program in Halifax, delivers the Butt Out for Better Health program at both New Beginnings Dartmouth and Connections Halifax. Dion has worked to support individuals living with a mental illness to become tobacco free and this session will be an opportunity to engage in a broader discussion about smoking and mental health.
Angela Sarty, BA, has over ten years of combined experience working in the field of addictions, most recently as a Community Outreach Worker with Capital Health Stop Smoking Services in Halifax. For the past six years, Angela has been involved in a number of initiatives that address the harmful effects of tobacco and tobacco products for women, those living with chemical dependency and individuals living with mental illness.
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
An interactive presentation on mental health and the law with Professor Archie Kaiser
Details on this interactive presentation to follow at a later date.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
A peer support group meeting focusing on the phases of recovery
“Mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential.”
National (U.S.) Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery
Points to be discussed during this meeting include:
· Overcoming stuckness
§ Acknowledging and accepting the illness
§ Having a desire and motivation to change
§ Finding/having a source of hope and inspiration
· Regaining what was lost and moving forward
§ Actively taking control and responsibility for one’s own life
§ Gaining insight about oneself and about relationships with others
§ Being able to take care of oneself
§ Being active and connecting with other people
· Improving quality of life
§ Striving to attain an overall sense of well-being
§ Striving to reach new potential
§ Feeling fewer symptoms
§ Finding meaning and purpose in life
Source: Your Recovery Journey: Guide for Facilitators, page 31.
The From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is organized as a partnership between the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia and the Healthy Minds Cooperative.
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