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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:
MENTAL HEALTH: SCHIZOPHRENIA
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For more information, see our Health Topics section on Schizophrenia
and Psychosis.
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Changing Minds: Schizophrenia Documentary
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| CTV |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This video introduces two young people suffering from schizophrenia
and their families. They discuss the importance of early detection
and other issues surrounding this mental illness. |
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Early
Psychosis Intervention |
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| Canadian Mental
Health Association |
English/French |
This video introduces two young people suffering from schizophrenia
and their families. They discuss the importance of early detection
and other issues surrounding this mental illness. |
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It's Just Different: Childhood Schizophrenia
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| Capital Health
Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This video portrays the experience of having schizophrenia
from the child's perspective. The children and families describe
their experiences with symptoms, treatment and coping strategies. |
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Schizophrenia: It Can Happen to Someone
You Know |
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| Schizophrenia
Society of Alberta |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This video provides various perspectives from consumers, family
members, and psychiatrists regarding schizophrenia. It addresses
issues of lack of housing, high suicide rate, and lack of
funding, in addition to discussing symptoms. |
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When
Someone You Love Has Schizophrenia : Patient Education |
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| Medical Audio
Visual Communications Inc. |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This video provides help by telling the true stories of real
families with members that suffer from schizophrenia. |
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When Things Get Really Weird!: Understanding
Mental Illness in your Family: For Children Who have a Parent
with Schizophrenia |
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| British Columbia
Schizophrenia Society |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This booklet was developed to help children understand schizophrenia,
how it effects their family member, and how it effects them. |
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Youth and Psychosis |
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| Canadian Mental
Health Association |
English/French |
Information on youth and psychosis. |
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Straight Talk About Mental Illness
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| National Alliance
for Mentally Ill (NAMI) |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This video is aimed at teenagers, explaining mental illnesses
such as depression, schizophrenia, and bi-polar disorder.
Symptoms, suicide, myths, and treatment are also discussed. |
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The Secret Life of the Brain: The
Teenage Brain: A World of Their Own |
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| PBS |
English |
Available at:
PBS
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918) |
This video discusses the development of a teenager's brain
and addresses the topics of teenage schizophrenia and psychosis. |
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Coping With Schizophrenia: A Guide
For Patients, Families and Caregivers |
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| One World Publications |
English |
Available at:
Winnipeg Public Library
(borrow)
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918)
Local or online bookstores |
Coping With Schizophrenia is a practical, helpful guide on
the path toward recovery. It confronts difficult issues in
ways that both empower individuals and provide hope for the
journey. |
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Schizophrenia? Huh?: Stories for
Children |
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| By Richard W.
Carlson |
English |
Available at:
CMHA Mental
Health Education Resource Centre of Manitoba (borrow)
(Toll-free: 1-866-997-9918)
Local or online bookstores |
This is an entertaining book of three fictional stories about
children and their first experiences with people with mild
to moderate schizophrenia. |
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