Family Support Program offers services which include:

• Eight-week group series to assist families and friends of individuals with a major mental illness
• Ongoing support group for individuals who have completed the eight-week group series
• Short-term supportive counselling and psycho-education for individual families

Goals

• To decrease the stressors family members often experience
• To enhance the family's understanding of mental illness
• To increase the family's ability to cope with the illness
• To provide an opportunity to meet with other family members

Program Highlights

• Education
• Support
• Family Coping Strategies
• Community Resources
• Legal Resources
• Crisis Management
• Advocacy Issues
• The opportunity to talk with other family members experiencing similar issues

For further information call (416) 461-2000.