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Wellness Programs

Bounce Back®: For Adults

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Direct link to self refer to Bounce Back https://bouncebackbc.ca/covid19/

Feeling overwhelmed, tired or like you’re in a rut? Are you more worried than usual or find yourself feeling angry more easily? Bounce Back® may be able to help. Bounce Back® teaches effective skills to help adults overcome early symptoms of depression, and improve their mental health. Participants can learn skills to help combat unhelpful thinking, manage worry and anxiety, and become more active and assertive. Available for free across BC, Bounce Back® has been shown to help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety by half, and over 90% say they would recommend it to a friend or family member. Bounce Back® offers two forms of help:

  • An instructional video
  • A customized series of workbooks with 4 to 6 coaching sessions by phone

The video is available in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and is available through your doctor or by calling 1-866-639-0522 (toll-free). The Bounce Back® workbooks are available in English with telephone coaching in English, French, Cantonese, or Punjabi. Please talk to your doctor to request a referral to Bounce Back® workbooks and coaching. Learn more:

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Bounce Back® is led by CMHA BC with funding provided by the Provincial Health Services Authority.

CMHA Studio Programming

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Link to October 2021 Newsletter

Exciting things are happening at our local Canadian Mental Health Association, Shuswap-Revelstoke Branch. We are looking to do what many CMHA’s across the nation have done – to transition from the Clubhouse-model of service into a Recovery College, or Mental Health and Well-being Learning Centre. Essentially, this means providing resources to anyone affected by mental health, which is all of us. Everyone has mental health and everyone deserves to better themselves and their situation. Our new name is CMHA Studios.

Our Studio’s philosophy draws on the shared power and knowledge of individuals. We can’t do it alone, to co-create means that we need your input, especially if you have lived or living experience of mental health challenges. Where professionals and citizens share power to plan and deliver support together, recognizing that both partners have vital contributions to make in order to improve quality of life for people and communities.

Here is the philosophy in short:
• It is a process to create change and innovation.
• It recognizes the gifts and assets of the people involved.
• The responsibility of design, delivery and improvement is shared equally.
• Those involved are equal and whether they are a professional or a person of lived experience does not matter but their knowledge and perspective is valuable and needed.
• There are no bad ideas and no judgment in the co-production process, every idea is worth listening to and considering.
• Brainstorming is the major action of co-production, creativity and enthusiasm are welcome.
• Decisions will be made by consensus. (When consensus cannot be achieved then CMHA leadership input will be requested).

To learn more call (250) 832-8477 ext. 109 or email paivi.sarre@cmha.bc.ca.

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Confident Parents: Thriving Kids

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Confident Parents: Thriving Kids is a family-focused phone-based coaching service effective in reducing mild to moderate behavioural problems and promoting healthy child development in children ages 3-12. Through a series of 6 to 14 weekly coaching sessions, along with exercises and workbooks, trained coaches empower parents and/or caregivers to learn effective skills and techniques that support social skills and cooperation in their child. These techniques are proven to prevent, reduce and reverse the development of mild to moderate behaviour problems that create challenges at home, school and in social settings. Confident Parents: Thriving Kids is offered at no cost to BC families, and coaches are available to speak with parents during day, evening and weekend hours to meet each family’s needs. If you are interested in Confident Parents: Thriving Kids, please talk to your family doctor or pediatrician to request a referral. Learn more:

Confident Parents: Thriving Kids program is grounded in the Parent Management Training – Oregon Model developed by Implementation Sciences International Inc. The program is offered in partnership with Implementation Sciences International Inc. with funding provided by the Province of British Columbia.

Family Navigator Program

Are you caring for a child or young person up to age 25? Are you feeling overwhelmed as a result of mental health or substance use issues of your loved one?

Our Family Navigator Program can help ensure you receive help at the right time, in the right place, from the right people.

CMHA’ s Interior Region Family Navigator works collaboratively with partners in your community to help parents and caregivers access relevant programs and services based on their individual needs.

What can families expect from the Interior Region Family Navigator?

  • Support for families in their time of need
  • Information on mental health and substance use, and online and community-based resources available
  • Help with assessments and developing plans of care together with parents and caregivers
  • Connections to necessary and relevant community-based supports and services in the BC Interior

You can contact the Interior Region Family Navigator by phone at 1-844-234-6663 or email at family.navigator@cmha.bc.ca.

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The Family Navigator Program is offered throughout the BC Interior Region in collaboration with CMHA Kelowna, CMHA Cariboo Chilcotin, CMHA South Cariboo, CMHA Kamloops, CMHA Vernon, CMHA South Okanagan, and CMHA Kootenays, and with support from Interior Health.

Family Resource Library

Our resource library is a place where family, friends and those affected by mental health challenges can feel comfortable to seek support and get trusted information. We are here to help you find community resources that meet your needs and support you on your path to health well-being.

Access books, DVDs and online resources to further awareness and education around topics including:

  • Mental Illnesses
  • Recovery
  • Supporting a family member with a mental illness or substance use problem
  • Stress
  • Self-care
  • Mental health promotion

To reserve books or dvds from the library, please call 250-832-8477 ext. 102 or email denise.butler@cmha.bc.ca.

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Family Support Services

Do you have a family member or friend with a mental health and/or addiction concern?

1:1 Support: Navigating services, mental health education, self-care, building resilience and coping, supporting your family member while maintaining your own well being.

Family Support Group: Confidential and caring support group. An opportunity to share your journey with other families. Over the past three years, the program has helped over 65 families connect with each other in mutual support. The monthly family support group meets on the last Thursday of each month. Join us from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at CMHA Shuswap/Revelstoke, 433 Hudson Avenue N.E., Salmon Arm. The entrance is located at the back of the building, in the parking lot ground floor.

Connecting Families: Peer support can be a life line. Families are paired with each other for mutual support and connections.

Community Educational Workshops: Families play a major role in supporting a person with a mental health and/or addiction concern. The workshops enhance the family’s capacity to do this through; knowledge, skill building and relationship tools.

Why a family may seek support?
 Understand the system of care and how to navigate these services.
 How best to respond and/or support a loved one.
 Coping with crisis or worry for a loved one’s present situation or future.
 Mental health and addictions stigma and shame.

What can Family Support offer?
 Honoring the caregiver experience; what it has been like (feelings, hopes, dreams, fears, frustrations etc.).
 Someone available to support the family and to help navigate the care system.
 Mental health and/or addictions information and education.
 Maintain your own well-being.
 Relationship skills development; communication, problem solving, boundaries.
 Connecting to further support (Private Counsellor/Physician/Mental Health/etc.).

Who can refer? Self referral and/or community partner.

What to expect? Families work together with the Family Support Worker to develop a package of support that is meaningful and specific to the needs of each family.

If you have any questions about our Family Support Services, please Denise Butler at 250-832-8477 ext. 102 or denise.butler@cmha.bc.ca.

 

You may also be interested in Strengthening Families Together – a free, 7- session course providing information, skills and support for friends and families of people experiencing mental illness. Learn more about the Strengthening Families Together Course.

Hudson Thrift Shoppe

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Donations

Your donations are much appreciated. We rely on our community for donations and we welcome clean, good quality clothing, shoes, purses/bags, books, CDs, DVDs etc., as well as small household goods and other unique, one-of-a-kind items. Please bring your donations in boxes or totes. We kindly ask that the weight of the boxes are manageable.

Please follow our donations protocol and keep our community safe during these Covid-19 times:

Donations are accepted on Mondays 9 am – 3 pm. 

Drop off location is around the side of the building in our parking lot (access off of 4th Str. NE).

New Hours

Open Tuesday to Friday 10:00am – 3:00pm

Come find some treasures while supporting the work we do!

Hudson Thrift Shoppe is a social enterprise that exists to help build healthy communities. We are a hub for connection and contribution. Our dual purpose includes managing a second-hand retail outlet and addressing social needs. Did you know that all profits from the store go back into the mental health and wellness programs in the Shuswap-Revelstoke region?

Every time you make a purchase at our store, you not only help prevent a re-usable item from ending up in the landfill, but you also improve the quality of life of a fellow community member.

As a retail training program, store volunteers learn all the necessary skills, from customer service to conflict management, which will help enrich their lives and create new opportunities for employment and personal growth. Our great team of volunteers use their skills in numerous ways: sorting, laundry, customer service, cashier, marketing, promotion and more.

We strive to promote a healthy workplace where all feel valued and enthused to assist each other in achieving personal wellness. Covid-19 has added many challenges to our daily lives, especially in the form of loneliness and isolation. We continue supporting all our volunteers, including those who are unable to come in and continue their volunteering at this time.

Location

We are located at 433 Hudson Avenue NE, Salmon Arm.

For more information, please contact the Thrift Shoppe at 250-832-8477 ext. 107 or jacqueline.chanda@cmha.bc.ca

Participant Funding Program

Offered as part of our CMHA Studios, our Participant Funding Program helps promote recovery by helping people experiencing mental illness access education, training and recreation opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.

Examples of some activities the program has helped support include:

  • Fitness – gym passes, tai chi classes and yoga classes
  • Arts and crafts – quilting classes, music lessons
  • Education and skills training – Food Safe Certificate, First Aid Certificates

The Participant Funding Program committee is made up of a group of dedicated volunteers who meet once a month to oversee the disbursement of funds. Currently the committee consists of people who live with a mental illness, family members, and CMHA and Salmon Arm Mental Health and Addictions representatives. The Consumer Participant Funding Coordinator is responsible for managing and ensuring the administration of the funds.

To learn more call (250) 832-8477 or email  participant.funding.sr@cmha.bc.ca

Participant Liaison Program

The purpose of the Participant Liaison is to assist in the development of a voice of participants who use the CMHA Studios and the IHA Mental Health & Substance Use services. The volunteer coordinator in this position will provide information, resources and supports for fellow participants.

The Participant Liaison is the chairperson for the Participant Advisory Council. The Participant Advisory Council meets four times a year with a two-fold purpose:

  • To facilitate communication between participants and CMHA Studio staff.
  • To develop a standards council / code of ethics for the CMHA Shuswap – Revelstoke Branch.

The Participant Liaison also looks after the Group Funding-program. This program allocates funds to CMHA Studio groups to promote participants’ self-development and wellness.

To learn more, please call 250-832-8477, ext. 110 or email participant.services.sr@cmha.bc.ca

 

 

Peer Support Program

Looking for support in your recovery from mental illness? Feeling lonely or isolated? Our trained peer support workers can help!

Offered as part of our CMHA Studios, peer support workers are volunteers who have lived experience with mental illness and therefore are in a unique position to offer support to others on their recovery journey. They are able to provide personal and social support, as well as help connect you to community services, supports and groups related to your interests.

Peer support workers have been screened and selected by the Peer Support Program Coordinator and trained in basic communication skills and peer support.

If you are interested in volunteering or participating in our Peer Support Program, please contact us.