Mental Health Archives | VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Leading the way to better mental health

August 28, 2019

Coast Capital Savings continues to support and raise money for mental health research through their annual Coast Capital Charity Golf Tournament.

Healing Art: A Q&A with Cybele Ironside

August 15, 2017

Cybele Ironside is one of the many artists whose art graces the walls of the…

Me Too Conversations

March 11, 2017

Me Too Conversations: a free mental health speaker series designed to shatter the stigma of mental illness.

Mental Health Speaker Series Shatters Stigma Around Mental Illness

October 31, 2016

Hearing another’s story is a powerful way to show life with mental illness can be full of joy and success.

Supporting Growth and Recovery Through Art

October 31, 2016

A unique space in Vancouver has become an artistic haven for youth and adults with mental illnesses.

25th Annual Ismaili Walk Raises over $320,000 to Improve Mental Health Care in the Community

September 18, 2016

Participants celebrated this milestone event in some great weather weather, alive with the spirit of service and caring for the community.

Mental Health research gets boosts from Coast Capital Savings' 15th annual Charity Golf Tournament

September 15, 2016

The tournament, a sell-out again this year with more than 180 participants, benefits the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation in support of depression research with funds from the event supporting a focus on research benefiting youth.

Community leaders Ginny and Kerry Dennehy appointed 2015 Order of British Columbia

June 17, 2015

VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation congratulates philanthropists Ginny and Kerry Dennehy for receiving the 2015 Order of British Columbia, our Province’s highest honour.

Serving hope in every cup

April 27, 2015

Willow Bean baristas brew a good cup of coffee. But this Café also serves something money can’t buy: hope.

Me Too Conversations Vol. 5 Speakers

April 25, 2015

Me Too Conversations Vol. 4 Speakers’ Bio: Erin Emiru, Stephen Epp, Aaron Munro and Catharine Hume.

$1 million donation from Bell Let’s Talk caps fundraising for new mental health centre at VGH

January 26, 2015

VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and Bell today announced a gift of $1 million from Bell Let’s Talk to support the new Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre.

World-Class Mental Health Centre Becoming a Reality at VGH

December 30, 2014

A massive milestone has been reached in the campaign to build a new mental health…

Construction starts on new mental health centre

October 16, 2014

New Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre is officially underway

Vancouver firefighters provide critical lifeline for seniors

October 8, 2014

Vancouver firefighter Nils Gorseth vividly recalls being called to rescue an elderly woman who suffered…

Design-build team selected for new mental health & addictions facility in Vancouver

July 30, 2014

Vancouver, BC – The contract to design and build the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family…

Generous donors keep much-needed Art Studios running for another two years

May 27, 2014

Vancouver Sun May 23, 2014 – A look at Arts Studios a Vancouver Coastal Health community…

Former actress overcame mental illness and turned her story into a performance to help others

March 24, 2014

At the age of 25, when she started to experience euphoric and manic psychoses, she…

Bipolar patients become expert researchers in novel mental-health approach

March 17, 2014

In this week’s Part 3 of 4, we learn about one of the leading mental-health research models led by a UBC professor.

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