Family Support Services - For loved ones of individuals with a mental illness or substance use disorder
Addictions / Substance Use, Family / Parenting, Mental Health - Adult & Senior, and Mental Health - Child & Youth
Provided by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Shuswap/Revelstoke Branch
A support group for families with relatives or friends with a mental illness or substance use disorder.
1:1 Support: Navigating services, mental health education, self-care, building resilience and coping, supporting your family member while maintaining your own well being.
Family Support Group: Confidential and caring support group. An opportunity to share your journey with other families. Over the past three years, the program has helped over 65 families connect with each other in mutual support. The monthly family support group meets on the last Thursday of each month. Join us from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at CMHA Shuswap/Revelstoke, 433 Hudson Avenue N.E., Salmon Arm. The entrance is located at the back of the building, on the parking lot ground floor.
Connecting Families: Peer support can be a lifeline. Families are paired with each other for mutual support and connections.
Community Educational Workshops: Families play a major role in supporting a person with a mental health and/or addiction concern. The workshops enhance the family’s capacity to do this through; knowledge, skill-building and relationship tools.
Family Support Group: Confidential and caring support group. An opportunity to share your journey with other families. Over the past three years, the program has helped over 65 families connect with each other in mutual support. The monthly family support group meets on the last Thursday of each month. Join us from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at CMHA Shuswap/Revelstoke, 433 Hudson Avenue N.E., Salmon Arm. The entrance is located at the back of the building, on the parking lot ground floor.
Connecting Families: Peer support can be a lifeline. Families are paired with each other for mutual support and connections.
Community Educational Workshops: Families play a major role in supporting a person with a mental health and/or addiction concern. The workshops enhance the family’s capacity to do this through; knowledge, skill-building and relationship tools.
What can Family Support offer?
- Honoring the caregiver experience; what it has been like (feelings, hopes, dreams, fears, frustrations etc.).
- Someone available to support the family and to help navigate the care system.
- Mental health and/or addictions information and education.
- Maintain your own well-being.
- Relationship skills development; communication, problem-solving, boundaries.
- Connecting to further support (Private Counsellor/Physician/Mental Health/etc.).
Who can refer? Self-referral and/or community partner.
What to expect? Families work together with the Family Support Worker to develop a package of support that is meaningful and specific to the needs of each family.
250-832-8477 ext. 102
Public email: denise.butler@cmha.bc.ca
Website: https://shuswap-revelstoke.cmha.bc.ca...
433 Hudson Avenue North East, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 4S1
Service is available in English.
Cost: No cost
Referral options:
- Self-referral
- Community service organization referral
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Shuswap/Revelstoke Branch:
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Availability
Service area: Revelstoke, Salmon Arm + show cities
Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Family / Parenting
Mental Health - Adult & Senior
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Ways to Access
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at a single location
- Provided in a group in-person
The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.