A local Nanaimo organization is about to launch a program for family members and friends of people experiencing mental illness
A ten session education program for family and friends of people with serious and persistent mental illnesses begins April 7, 2010 in Nanaimo. The course deals with five major mental health disorders: schizophrenia, clinical depression, bipolar, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorders.
The series provides support, awareness, and tools for problem-solving, advocating and coping.
We speak with Charlene Riches of the Nanaimo branch of the B.C. Schizophrenia Society, and with facilitators Noreen and Rod Morrison.
