The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta helps to increase understanding, reduce stigma, provide education, hold special events, and assists with social connections. Personally, I went from hearing voices and experiencing hallucinations, being unhygienic and a high risk car driver to very minimal hallucinations and voices to being active in the community, caring for myself, taking public transit, and being a gentleman. Going to the peer support group is fun and the Partnership Education Program gives me the opportunity to tell my story to many groups of people in the community. ''Our Mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by schizophrenia and psychosis through education, support programs, public policy and research.''Facts & MythsSchizophrenia is a common disorder, affecting around 1% of people worldwide.Schizophrenia is a physical disorder affecting the brain, and therefore can affect perception & behaviour more... See more text