The B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Sunshine Coast Branch, will hold its annual general meeting at 5 p.m., Friday, May 29, at the Davis Bay Hall, 5123 Davis Bay Rd.
Guest speaker Susan Inman, author of After Her Brain Broke: Helping My Daughter Recover Her Sanity, will give a presentation on the subject What Families Coping with Psychotic Illnesses Need from the Mental Health System. (Susan’s articles on mental illness policies for the Huffington Post can be found at www.huffingtonpost.ca/susan-inman/)
Her presentation will concern the problems that confront families dealing with loved ones who suffer from psychotic brain disorders and how we can understand and respond to the larger social issues that contribute to these problems. She invites questions and comments.
Though the family often takes the brunt of caring for a relative who has a mental illness, psychotic illness affects the whole of society. It is a public health matter that should concern us all. We therefore invite the general public to join us for this important learning experience.
