Links
British Columbia Ministry of Health Services, Mental Health
http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/mhd/
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
#206011 Westminster Hwy.,
Richmond B.C. V7C 4V4
Tel. (604)277841 Fax:(604)279861
34 Branches and 16 Family Coordinators throughout the Province. The Society provides support, education, advocacy and research funding.
http://www.bcss.org/
Canadian Mental Health Association
A national, voluntary organization in Canada whose mission is to promote the mental health of all people. Information and publications by the CMHA are available here.
http://www.cmha.ca
The link for the BRITISH COLUMBIA branch of CMHA is as follows. This will also provide a link to the Vancouver/Burnaby Branch, the Richmond Branch, Victoria Branch and others in B.C.
http://www.cmha-bc.org
CMHA'S zine type link
http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/
Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
Information about unipolar and bipolar illness, panic disorder and anxiety
http://www.mdabc.ca
Family Support Centre
The Family Support Centre is operated by the North Shore Schizophrenia Society. We offer personal support and education to families of the seriously mentally ill; information on major mental illnesses to the community at large; and advocacy on behalf of the seriously mentally ill and their families. Our programs include one-to-one peer counseling, support groups, the 1session Family to Family education program, the Partnership Program (in schools), Public Education Meetings at Lions Gate Hospital, participation in public awareness events, and recreational/social activities with psychiatric patients.
http://www.northshoreschizophrenia.org/
Bipolar Children and adolescents
http://www.bpkids.org
Depression and Anxiety Resource and Education Centre
University site provides information and commentary about Mood and Anxiety Disorders for health professionals and the public. McMaster University, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences.
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/direct/
Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit
http://www.mheccu.ubc.ca
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) website provides information from the U.S. Federal agency that conducts and supports research on mental illnesses.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Canadian Association For Suicide Prevention (CASP)
A Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide.
http://www.suicideprevention.ca
Kids Help Phone,
Canada's first national, toll-free, 2hour, bilingual child and youth telephone counselling service and Web site.
http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca/
Ministry for Children and Families Offers a wide range of programs and services to children, youth, parents, families, people with special needs and those fighting addictions.
http://www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/
The Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre
Based in Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.eppic.org.au/
PubMed Public Accessible Medline
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Government of British Columbia Publications
Publications from the Government of British Columbia Health Services Dept of interest to families and individuals, as well as clinicians.
http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/mhd/publications.html
Ian Chovil's Home Page
An excellent consumer site, with unique and interesting information about schizophrenia.
http://www.chovil.com
Internet Mental Health
This site contains an extensive catalog of disorders and psychiatric medications, an interactive diagnostic tool and links to articles and research findings.
http://www.mentalhealth.com/
Beacon of Hope
For Partners of People with Mental Illness
http://lightship.org
Dual Diagnosis
(e.g. substance abuse and schizophrenia)
http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/03.cfm
NMHCT Pharmacy Medicine Information
Norfolk England's excellent information source for psychiatric medications.
http://www.nmhct.nhs.uk/pharmacy/index.htm
Psychosis sucks
South Fraser Health Authority's website for early psychosis.
http://www.psychosissucks.ca.
Knowledge Network
Series of 3 excellent videos to view on-line about childrens' mental health: psychosis, depression and anxiety.
http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca/know_tool/index.html
Mental Health and High School
http://www.cmha.ca/highschool/
Kiss me I'm Psychotic
http://kissmeimpsychotic.com/psc/
Parents Together
A mutual help/support program for parents experiencing parent/teen conflict or concerned with their teen's behaviour
http://www.parentstogether.ca
The Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
http://www.JBRF.org
Gastown Vocational Service
http://www.gvsonline.ca
Vancouver Coastal Health
http://www.vch.ca
Get Help Early
http://www.gethelpearly.ca
Bringing youth and families across Canada and around the globe together to share their talent and valuable experience.
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