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About Pathways Serious Mental Illness Society

Our mission is to alleviate the suffering families experience when caring for a loved one with a serious mental illness. We achieve this mission by providing support, education and advocacy for hundreds of families in British Columbia each year. We are families of loved ones living with a serious mental illness helping other families with this shared experience. We are a volunteer-driven and membership-based family support organization doing ambitious work. For us, 'family' is an inclusive word. When we use it, we’re typically referring to a parent, grandparent, sibling, friend or partner. But you’re family to us if you’re caring for and supporting a loved one with a serious mental illness. The serious mental illnesses of our loved ones include anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, concurrent disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia. Our society was born organically out of a need among families caring for a relative with a serious mental illness for information, resources and support that formal channels have not provided. We've been helping hundreds of families for nearly four decades. Our core programs and services are based on a peer support model. All the programs and services we offer such as one-on-one support, peer support groups, skills-building workshops and our Family-to-Family educational program, are delivered by trained Family Peer Support Volunteers. Family Peer Support Volunteers all have lived experience of caring and supporting a loved one with a serious mental illness. https://pathwayssmi.org/

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