Campbell River will host the 2008 Mental Health Family Forum on October 10th and 11th, 2008. This event is for anyone either living with a mental illness or friends and family who care for someone with a mental illness.

Learn about recovery and about supporting others in recovery. This two day event, put on by the BC Schizophrenia Sociey, Campbell River Beacon Club, the Campbell River Mental Health Consumer Advisory Committee, and the Campbell River Mental Health and Addiction Services wraps up Mental Health Awareness Week (October 5-11) and is intended to highlight the recovery aspect of mental health.

The two-day event kicks off with a dinner on Friday night and with entertainment by David Granirer's Stand Up for Mental Health comedy troupe and presentations of the HOPE (Health, Optimism, Pride and Empowerment) awards. Saturday includes a presentation by Ted Kuntz, author of Peace Begins With Me and a one-woman play by Elly Litvak about illness, recovery and family. Eve Smith will present her Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and the Brainstormers Puppeteers will also entertain us.

Tickets for this Mental Health Family Forum and nominations for the HOPE awards will be available in September at the BC Schizophrenia Society, The Beacon Club and Mental Health and Addiction Services. For more information about some of the presenters see these websites: www.standupformentalhealth.com , www.peacebeginswithme.ca and, www.whoscrazynow.com