The Family Support Institute has the following resources available for you:

• FSI Possibilities! newsletter - full of inspiring stories and information
   
• FSI Bulletin - full of information and resources  
    
• The Power of Knowing Each Other: Stories about informal safeguards told by BC families
   
• Dual Diagnosis - A Guide for Families of a Child with an Intellectual/Developmental Disability and a Mental Disorder
   
• Library Resources

For more information about the Family Support Institute contact our office at 604-540-8374 ext. 523 or email .
 

FSI Possibilities! newsletter - full inspiring stories and information

 FSI's Possibilities! newsletter is now available FREE to everyone!  FSI's Possibilities! newsletter, full of inspiring stories and other information, is now available to ALL families, friends and partnering organizations.  Check back here often for updates.
Click here for the latest Fall 2011 Possibilities! newsletter and details on how YOU can signup for your free issues.        

FSI Bulletin - full of information and resources

 FSI's Bulletin is now available to everyone! The FSI Bulletin, full of helpful resources, is now available to ALL families, friends and partnering organizations with the hopes that the information collected can help others in the support of families and individuals with diverse challenges. Check back here often for updates or if you would like to be added to the FSI Bulletin email list, please contact Shirley Yamashita-Paterson, FSI’s Provincial Family Support Worker, 604-540-8374 ext. 525 or via email at .
Click here for FSI Bulletin #156
Click here for FSI Bulletin #155
Click here for FSI Bulletin #154   (may take a few minutes to load up)
 

The Power of Knowing Each Other: Stories about informal safeguards told by BC families

FSI's new book is now available! The Family Support Institute, in partnership with Community Living BC, has compiled a book of stories about our family members with developmental disabilities and the informal safeguards and relationships that makes their lives richer and safer. (updated December 12, 2011)
Click here for the .pdf version of the book.

Dual Diagnosis - A Guide for Families of a Child with an Intellectual/Developmental Disability and a Mental Disorder

Check out our new resource developed by the Family Support Institute in partnership with The F.O.R.C.E. Society for Kid's Mental Health (updated January 30, 2007)
Click here to view (may take a couple of minutes to load)

Library Resources

Welcome to the Family Support Institute's Library. 

Library resource types include:

• Books
• Cassette tapes
• CDs / DVDs
• Newsletters from various organizations
• Videos

To view details, please open our library resource list  (may take a couple of minutes to load).

To borrow library resources, please contact the FSI office.  If you have other books you would recommend, please email the office at and let us know about it.