TODAY, May 17th, 6:30 pm!
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 any type of mental illness, and this includes family members and friends.
Free!
The From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is open to anyone affected by any type of mental illness, and this includes family members and friends.
Free!
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
An interactive presentation on
The Nova Scotia Mental Health & Addictions Strategy
and
The Report and Recommendations of the Mental Health & Addictions Strategy Advisory Committee
The Nova Scotia Mental Health & Addictions Strategy
and
The Report and Recommendations of the Mental Health & Addictions Strategy Advisory Committee
with
Cecilia McRae
Member, Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions Strategy Advisory Committee
Join group co-facilitators Lisa Corra and Vince Daigle for an interactive presentation on Together We Can: The plan to improve mental health and addictions care for Nova Scotians and Come Together: Report & Recommendations of the Mental Health & Addictions Strategy Advisory Committee with Cecilia McRae, member of the Nova Scotia Mental Health & Addictions Strategy Advisory Committee. Together We Can was released on May 16th, 2012, and Come Together was released on April 23rd, 2012.
Cecilia McRae
Cecilia is President of the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Creative Wellness Project and Friendship Corner in Antigonish. She has been the supporter of a family member with a mental illness since 1999. She lives in Merigomish, Pictou County, and has been actively involved in the recent development of the Pictou County Family Support Group. Cecilia is currently co-facilitating delivery the Strengthening Families Together program in Stellarton.
Organized through a partnership between the Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia and the Healthy Minds Cooperative, the From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is special because it moves beyond the expectation of simply existing with minimal symptoms of mental illness. Our message is that we all have the opportunity to manifest our strengths, to recover a sense of empowerment, and to live with meaning and purpose. Through the mutual sharing of our own wisdom and experience, we are reminded to reach for hope and fulfillment in our lives, and to help one another realize our potential.
The From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is open to anyone affected by any type of mental illness, and this includes family members and friends. The format generally involves an interactive presentation on topics of interest to the group in the first hour, and a group discussion during the second hour.
To download the From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group's meeting flyer (PDF), please click here.
If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact:
Lisa Corra, Peer Support Facilitator, Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia, by phoning 465-2601 (toll free 1-800-465-2601) or sending an email to ssns2@ns.sympatico.ca; or
Vince Daigle, Peer Support Worker, Healthy Minds Cooperative, by phoning 404-3504, or sending an email to healthyminds@eastlink.ca.




































