Kim Dixon, BA, MSc, CPS (F) FAMILIES Peer Specialist (&Co.) Area Manager
The Family Alliance on Mental Illness – Leaders in Involvement, Empowerment & Support (FAMILIES) in Residence program began in the fall of 2018 located in local hospitals and continues to be a success.
The Family Alliance on Mental Illness – Leaders in Involvement, Empowerment & Support (FAMILIES) in Residence program began in the fall of 2018 located in local hospitals and continues to be a success.
FAMILIES in Residence provides support and education to ALL family members (parents, partners, siblings, adult children) affected by ANY mental illness (schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar, depression, anxiety and addiction).
All FAMILIES in Residence have lived experience as family members. They know what it feels like to have a loved one with a mental illness. They also know what to say to other family members when faced with a mental health crisis, what to do to cope with daily challenges and role model healthy living following extensive experience and training in the Guidelines for the Practice of Family Peer Support ©.
FAMILIES in Residence will ease the family member’s journey through crisis, learning to cope and moving into action.
PRINCE GEORGE
Place: University Hospital of Northern BC – Adult Acute Psychiatry Unit
Dates: Drop by any Tuesday and Thursday continuing January 8, 2019
Times: Between 4 and 5:30 PM
Contact Kim Dixon at 250-561-8033 or email kimdixon@bcsspg.org
QUESNEL
Place: GR Baker Memorial Hospital – QUESST Unit
Dates: Drop by any Saturday continuing January 12, 2019
Times: Between 1 and 3:00 PM
Contact Gail Rutledge 250-9254145 or email Quesnel@bcss.org
–Kim Dixon, BA, MSC, Area Manager 2017