Resources
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
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
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/mhd/best.html
Available for download on the site:
- Best practices in mental health and addictions in B.C.
Chinese and Punjabi information on mental health.
EPPIC (Early Psychosis Prevention & Intervention Centre) | Orygen Specialist Program (oyh.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
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
The Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP)
http://www.pepp.ca
London Health Sciences Centre/University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program (NSEPP)
https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/nova-scotia-early-psychosis-program-nsepp
TIPS – an early intervention program for psychosis
Norway
Links of Interest
The Fraser Health Authority
Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) Program – Fraser Health Authority
Ministry of Children and Family Development (Child and Youth Mental Health) – British Columbia, Canada
Child & Youth Mental Health – Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
The BC EPI Training Program and Community of Practice is funded by Fraser Health, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Children and Family Development, and the Vancouver Island, Interior, Northern, Vancouver Coastal, and Provincial Health Services Authorities of British Columbia, Canada. The development and coordination of the BC EPI Training Program and Community of Practice is done through the Fraser EPI Program.
