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Families United: Celebrating Partnerships and Breaking Stigma in Mental Health and Substance Use Care

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: In-person

Open to Provincial Region

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You are invited to “Families United: Celebrating Partnerships and Breaking Stigma in Mental Health and Substance Use Care”, a community gathering dedicated to fostering understanding and collaboration in mental health and substance use care.

This event is part of the UNITE Initiative, at BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS). UNITE is a broader initiative aimed at disrupting stigma and advancing person-centered care.

Event Details:
When: June 5th, 2024, 12:30-4:30pm
Where: Emily Carr University (520 East 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC)
What: The day will include the screening of a mini-documentary series featuring the stories of family members navigating the mental health and substance use system of care, panelist discussion featuring the storytellers, an introduction to the dialogue sessions and a closing reflection activity. Refreshments will be provided.
More details, including a full agenda, will follow upon registration.

Hope to see you there! This will be a rich opportunity to learn, share and collaborate.

Please email the BCMHSUS Patient Experience and Community Engagement team at engage_bcmhsus@phsa.ca if you have any questions.

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Layton Engwer

Patient Partner, Sooke

Layton Engwer

PVN helped empower me to make meaningful contributions to Primary Care (PC) locally and provincially.  It also facilitated creation of PC Patient Voices which is focused on PC and provides education support and building on shared experiences.