Friends for Mental Health is a non-profit organization that provides families and friends with the support, information and education they need to help them cope with a loved one's mental illness.

PUBLICATIONS
Information Pamphlets

Anxiety Disorders

Eating Disorders

Family Support Program

Personality Disorders

Requesting a Psychiatric Evaluation

Schizophrenia

The West Island Mental Health Resources Guide

Articles

Celebrities and mental illness

Canadian Celebrities with a Mental Illness
Celebrities with a Mental Illness

How to better cope

Having Good Mental Health
How to better communicate with your loved one
How to deal with Embarrassing Behavior
Tips on Communicating With a Mentally Ill Person
Setting limits
Suggestions to Make to Those Who Hear Voices
Violence and Mental Illness
What can I do to minimize the relapses experienced by my loved one?
What to do in a crisis...

Medication

A review of "I am not sick, I don't need help!
Refusal to take Medication

Mood disorders

Depression - what is it?

Seasonal Depression and the Circadian Cycle


Personality Disorder

What is a Personality Disorder?

Schizophrenia

Signs of Relapse in Schizophrenia  

Stress Management

Acting as if there is no Conflict
Butterfly Chaser
Mars and Venus as Parents
Meditation and the Voice of the Heart  
Preventing Stress  
Signs of Burn-Out
Stress Management
Taking Care of Ourselves and Others  
What to do when all is black and life seems not worth the effort...
Winter Blues Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Suicide

Preventing Suicide  

Other

Benefits of Independent Living
Major Welfare Changes
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Plan of Action for 2005-2010
Requesting a Psychiatric Evaluation  
The Disability Tax Credit
Thoughts From An Ex-Community Worker


Testimonials

A piece of me: Growing up
My son has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia
A Parent's Perspective: The Role of the Relative in Breaking down the Stigma
Providing support to families to cope with a loved one's mental illness serving primarily the West Island of Montreal.
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