NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — A new mental illness prevention and early intervention program is coming to New Glasgow. The program, Families Overcoming Risks and ...
Kim Crawford, left, her daughters Katie and Lauren and her husband Peter Crawford have been travelling from Pictou County to Halifax to participate in the FORBOW study for the past 10 years. With funding from the Aberdeen Health Foundation, the mental illness early intervention and prevention program is set to open a satellite location in New Glasgow later this year. ContributedNEW GLASGOW, N.S. — A new mental illness prevention and early intervention program is coming to New Glasgow.
The program, Families Overcoming Risks and Building Opportunities for Wellbeing , aims to reduce the burden of mental illness on youth through early risk identification and targeted prevention. Sixteen families from Pictou County have participated so far, including Kim and Peter Crawford and daughters Katie and Lauren.“I was at an appointment with my psychiatrist about 10 years ago, and she explained what FORBOW was and that they were looking for families to be involved in the research project,” she said.“We saw it as a really positive thing from the beginning, and we were excited to be a part of it," she said.
The program is heading to 690 East River Rd. in New Glasgow, co-located with Mental Health Addiction Services. The location aims to serve up to 100 families and focus on youth ages nine to 24 and offers in-person and remote sessions.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home. Our 100 journalists strive to inform and improve our East Coast communities by delivering impartial, high-impact, local journalism that provokes thought and action.
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