Sydney Support Group for Mental Health and Addictions

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
 6:30pm - 8:00pm

The Sydney Mental Health & Addictions Support Group for Family and Friends meets on the third Monday of every month (except December) at the Grand Lake Road Fire Hall, 850 Grand Lake Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Date
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Time
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Place

Grand Lake Road Fire Hall

Classroom 15 (side entrance, plenty of free parking)

850 Grand Lake Road

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Topic

 Learning to L.E.A.P.
(Listen, Empathize, Agree, Partner)

Everyone Welcome!

The Sydney Mental Health & Addictions Support Group for Family and Friends meets on the third Tuesday of every month (except December) at the Grand Lake Road Fire Hall, 850 Grand Lake Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia.

For further information about the Sydney Mental Health & Addictions Support Group, please contact Jubanti Dhan Toppo, Project Coordinator, Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia, by calling (902) 631-1336, or by sending an email to jubanti.dhan.toppo@bellaliant.com.

Families Matter in Mental Health - Truro - March 22, 2016

To download a PDF of the poster above please visit:  http://bit.ly/1pnY5WO

Antigonish County Mental Illness Family Education & Support Group Meeting

Thursday, November 19th, 6:30 pm

Community Room

The People’s Place Library

283 Main Street

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Topic
 Talking to a Loved One's Psychiatrist

Guest Speaker
Dr. Sanajana Sridharan, Psychiatrist

Family members and friends of people living with mental illnesses are all welcome to attend and participate. These mental illnesses can include, but are not limited to: psychosis, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and depression.

If you have a loved one living with a mental illness, this meeting is for you. With sharing comes hope, strength, and wisdom. Please come join us – together we can bring a significant change in the lives of the people we love.

For further information, please contact: Jubanti Dhan Toppo, Project Coordinator, Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia, at 902-631-1336, or send an email to jubanti.dhan.toppo@bellaliant.com.

Artwork by Rodrick J Mackinnon

Families Matter in Mental Health: An Education and Support Program -- Nova Scotia

Research has shown that family members experience less stress and feel more encouraged about caring for their relative and themselves when they understand about mental illness and how to cope with difficult situations.

The aim of this program is to provide family members of people living with mental illness the information, knowledge, common skills and confidence to deal more effectively with their role and to improve the quality of life for both the family member and person with the mental illness.

Families Matter in Mental Health is adapted from a program developed by The Meriden Family Programme. Based out of the UK, The Meriden Family Programme is a training and organizational development program which has been promoting the development of family-sensitive, evidence-based mental health services since 1998, with a particular emphasis on the implementation of family work. It is a National Health Services (NHS) program with extensive experience of working with organizations to ensure families remain at the heart of quality mental health service delivery.

To download the Families Matter in Mental Health provincial brochure (PDF), please click here.

To register to participate in an 11-week session of Families Matter in Mental Health in Nova Scotia, or to learn more about this family education and support program, please connect with your local Mental Health and Addictions Services, contact information for which is available by clicking here (for people living within the boundaries of the Capital Health district [including the IWK Health Centre], please contact the Healthy Minds Cooperative by calling (902) 404-3504, or by sending an email to hmnavigator@eastlink.ca).

Also see:

Supporting Families in Recovery - Capital Health Addictions and Mental Health Program