Consumer and Family Links
Psychosis Supports for Parents
http://www.psychosissupport.com/
Get the Help Early
http://www.gethelpearly.ca
This website was developed by first-episode psychosis youth and parents with
the help of dedicated family members who donated their talent, expertise and
experience to create a partnership-based early psychosis resource.
Resources
The Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre
(EPPIC)
Victoria, Australia
http://www.eppic.org.au/
Available for download on the website:
- Early Psychosis Information Sheets
- A guide for general practitioner's and others to the Early
Diagnosis and Management of Psychosis
- Newsletter: Early Psychosis News
Also available on the website:
- Information about EPPIC's clinical services and research
- Information on EPPIC site visits and workshops
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)
British Columbia, Canada
http://www.bcss.org/
Available for download on the website:
- Booklet - Early Psychosis: What Families and Friends Need to
Know
- A
Quiet Evolution: Early Psychosis Services in British Columbia--a
Survey of Hospital and Community Resources
- Early Psychosis: A Care Guide
- Early Psychosis: A Care Guide Summary
Available for order (order form on the website):
- High School Curriculum Resource - "Reaching Out: The Need
For Early Treatment"
- Video for School and Community Health - "Reaching Out"
- Video for Physicians and Mental Health Professionals -
"Reaching Out"
Also available on the website:
- Educational material on schizophrenia
- Information on BCSS programs and advocacy
- Other resources including the "Friends" newsletter
and information on family support
 Canadian Mental Health Association - BC Division
British Columbia, Canada
http://www.cmha-bc.org/
Available for download on the website:
- BC Mental Health Act in Plain Language
Also available on the website:
- "Visions" BC's Mental Health Journal - including
an issue on early intervention
- Information on CMHA-BC programs and other resources
- Information on mental health issues specific to BC
Canadian Mental Health Association - Youth and Mental
Illness: Early Intervention Canada
http://www.cmha.ca/
Available for download on the website:
- An Introduction to Early Psychosis Intervention: Some Relevant
Findings and Emerging Practices
- Newsletters - Family to Family: For First-Episode Psychosis
Families
- A Guide to Canadian Early Psychosis Initiatives
- Brochure - What is Psychosis?
- Brochure - Youth and Psychosis - What Parents Should Know
- Brochure - Early Psychosis - Time is of the Essence
Available for order (order form on the website):
- Above mentioned brochures in English, French and Chinese
- Early Psychosis Parent Video - One Day at a Time
Knowledge Network
British Columbia's Public Educational Broadcaster
http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca
Schizophrenia Society of Ontario
http://www.schizophrenia.on.ca/
Other Early Psychosis Program Links
Orygen Youth Health (EPPIC)
http://www.orygen.org.au
An excellent selection of early psychosis books, manuals, and
videos can be ordered at the ORYGEN Youth Website.
International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA)
Melbourne, Australia
http://www.iepa.org.au
Helping Overcome Psychosis Early (HOPE)
Early Psychosis Initiative for Vancouver/Richmond, British Columbia
Canada
http://www.hopevancouver.com/
Available on the website:
- Information about psychosis in Chinese and Punjabi
The Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses
(PEPP)
London Health Sciences Centre/University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
http://www.pepp.ca
TIPS - an early intervention program for psychosis psychosis
Norway
http://www.tips-info.com/
(English Website)
Links of Interest
The Fraser Health Authority
http://www.fraserhealth.ca
Ministry of Children and Family Development - BC
(Child and Youth Mental Health)
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/mental_health/index.htm
Protecting Surrey Schools Together (PSST)
Topical information for students attending the Surrey school system
http://www.psst-bc.ca/
EPI Provincial Training Site
http://www.epitrainingbc.org
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