PSR BC History

The History of PSR BC

1983 clubhouse programs were run in BC by New View Society and at Stepping Stones in 1988
1987 Assertive Community Treatment program at Riverview Hospital. ACT teams were set up in Victoria using an interdisciplinary team approach.
May 1992 approval was obtained at the IAPSRS Conference in Oakland for BC to become the 22nd chapter of IAPSRS.
Sept 1992 the BC Chapter of IAPSRS was held in Burnaby followed in November by a Provincial conference attended by over 200 persons.
1997 Vancouver hosted an IAPSRS conference which was only the 2nd time that such a Conference was held outside the USA . Over 1500 people attended.
2004 PSR BC put on a national conference which was attended by 300 people from across Canada.

Our Purpose

PSR-BC is an association of individuals and organizations that work to achieve full community participation of persons with mental health issues.

We promote the principles and practices of psychosocial rehabilitation through practice standards, education, quality outcome measures, advocacy, and public policy.

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