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Caregiver Resources
Don’t know where to start? Below are some resources from across Canada that may help families and family caregivers of loved ones living with a mental health problem or illness find support. The resources listed here are not comprehensive, nor officially endorsed or appraised by the MHCC. Some organizations are diagnosis-or age specific, while others serve a range of needs.
Gateways and national advocates:
- Schizophrenia Society of Canada
- Mood Disorders Society of Canada
- National Initiative on Eating Disorders
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Families for Addiction Recovery
- Access Open Minds (Youth)
A few key resource guides:
- National Eating Disorders Information Centre
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health – Resource Guide: Supporting a Family with Schizophrenia
- AMI Quebec – Mental Health Caregiver Guide (PDF)
Province/Territory:
Newfoundland & Labrador
- Eating Disorder Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Schizophrenia society of Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
- Canadian Mental Health Association New Brunswick: Engaging Families in Recovery
- Schizophrenia Society of New Brunswick
Quebec
- AMI Quebec
- Avant de Craquer (Fédération des familles et amis des personnes atteintes de maladies mentales- FFAPAMM) ** only available in French **
- Société Québécoise de la Schizophrénie
- Amis de la Santé Mentale: Pour les membres de l’entourage d’une personne atteinte d’un trouble de santé mentale (Montreal)
- Family Engagement and Family Peer Support in PEPP, Douglas Institute
Ontario
- Institute for Advacements in Mental Health – Families & Caregivers
- The Ontario Caregiver Organization
- Mood Disorders Association of Ontario
- Ontario Caregiver Coalition
- Ontario Family Caregivers’ Advisory Network (OFCAN)
- Family Connections – Borderline Personality Disorders
- Rideauwood Addictions & Family Services
- Ontario Shores Family Council Engagement
- The Family Association for Mental Health Everywhere
- Center for Addiction and Mental: Partners in Care
- Family Support Services, Canadian Mental Health Association (London)
- Chatham Kent Family Network
- Sahara Better Families Program (Punjabi Community Health Services) (Brampton)
Manitoba
- Mood Disorders Manitoba, Family Navigation Services
- Manitoba Caregiver Coalition (Phone: 204-953-3720; Email: mb.caregivercoalition@yahoo.ca)
Saskatchewan
- Canadian Mental Health Association: Saskatchewan CARE program
- Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan Strengthening Families together
Alberta
- Families Supporting Adults with Mental Illness (FAMI)
- Caregivers Alberta
- Alberta Caregiver College
- Schizophrenia Society of Alberta
British Colombia
- Family Caregivers of British Columbia
- Mood Disorders Association of British Columbia
- Family Smart
- Family Support Services (Fraser Health)
- BC Schizophrenia Society
- Mental Health Recovery Partners – South Island
- Family Support Group (Vancouver Coastal)
- Canadian Mental Health Association: Mental Illness Family Support Centre (Vernon division)
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut