Mind on Health Challenge
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Ambassadors of the Douglas Foundation are proud to announce the official launch of the Mind on Health Challenge fundraising campaign, an event that will take place on October 9 and 10 for World Mental Health Day. The group of volunteers hopes to raise $50
Open Minds ’21
This year, Open Minds is completely virtual. Thank you for helping us build hope in mental health for all those who are suffering. We need your support now more than ever! To buy your ticket or to make a donation, please click here.
Thank you for your generosity!
It would be an understatement to define 2020 as an eventful year. In addition to the challenges of daily life, we all have had to deal with a pandemic. Despite this, thanks to our incredible community of frontline teams, researchers, clinicians, staff, partners and donors we have been able
An eSports tournament to support mental health
Athlete-host Étienne Boulay, in partnership with the Douglas Foundation, launched the Building Hope Tournament, a unique eSports competition bringing together professional hockey players, Quebecois celebrities, streamers and gamers in an NHL 2020 video game competition broadcast live on the web Saturday, November 7 from the Douglas Hall. This unique
Standing united against eating disorders
“Breaking patients’ isolation is my team's biggest concern during the pandemic”, says Howard Steiger, Ph.D, Head of the Eating Disorders Continuum at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. He explains that ensuring regular contact with patients suffering from eating disorders during this crisis quickly became necessary. By implementing a
COVID-19: A message from our Executive Director
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented situation causing major disruption to all aspects of our lives. I want to assure you that the Douglas Foundation is taking all the necessary precautions to protect the health and well being of its employees in order to address this new reality. We
Understanding sex differences in brain aging.
“Alzheimer’s Disease is a tragic way to complete your life”, says Professor Natasha Rajah, Director of the Brain Imaging Centre here at the Douglas Institute. Since women are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) later in life, Prof. Rajah’s team has started to
Open Minds 2020
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019, Open Minds, the Douglas Foundation's signature event is back at the Théâtre Paradoxe on February 20, 2020! Since 2017, our festive evening has raised nearly $2,000,000 for mental health research. This year, the event will be co-chaired by Mr. Michaeld Denham (BDC) and Mr.
Montreal Highland Games
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019, The Montreal Highland Games have been a great success! More than 6, 000 people were present on the Douglas site on Sunday, August 4th, to discover Scottish culture, history and music. Visitors admired sports competitions, dancing, medieval fights, and a bagpipe and drum competition.
Bal des lumières – for the benefit of mental health in Quebec
SEPTEMBER 18 2019 BELL CENTER The third edition of the Bal des lumières – United for Mental Health took place on 18th September at the Bell Centre. Under the theme of "human nature," the event raised $1,825,000 Net to benefit the Douglas Mental Health University Institute Foundation, the Fondation de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale
Congratulations to Marie-Anne Bourassa!
The lucky winner of the draw on March 28th is Marie-Anne Bourassa, research assistant at the Perry Pavilion, with ticket #4364. Congratulations Marie-Anne!
$8,610 given by Opération Enfant Soleil
The Executive Director of the Douglas Foundation, Laura Fish, was please to learn that the Institute will be able to modernize the music therapy room frequented by young people aged 6 to 12 years old.
More than $435,000 raised for the Douglas Institute
Open Minds, the Douglas Foundation’s signature event, took place Thursday, February 21, at the Théâtre Paradoxe.
