Young patient thank the Douglas Institute Foundation and the Gustav Levinschi Foundation for the newly built Stearns Gazebo 2009-09-29
The Douglas Mental Health University Institute Foundation officially opened the Stearns pavilion gazebo for the children and adolescent treated at the Douglas. This project was made possible throug...

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The Douglas Institute supports the first edition of "Montreal walks for Mental Health" 2009-09-29
Montréal hospitals, the CSSS Cavendish and community organizations are mobilizing to organize the first annual "Montréal Walks for Mental Health". Hosted by honorary chairperson , Margaret Trud...

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Your Support Produces a Wealth of Discoveries 2009-09-24
Imagine a world where research was no longer a priority … We would be prisoners of the past. People suffering from mental illness would most likely still be housed in asylums, ostracized and margin...

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New therapeutic kitchen at the Douglas Institute 2009-09-18
Thanks to a $30,000 donation from the Douglas Institute Auxiliary, Burgess-1 is now equipped with a brand new therapeutic kitchen. This kitchen will be used to assess patients who have been recentl...

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Try to remember 2009-09-18
425,000 Canadians suffer from memory problems. Do you remember your birthday? The day you turned 18? Your children’s name? Your first kiss? Your favorite dessert? The loss of memory is ...

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Your Generosity Helped Build a Youth Information Centre 2009-09-18
Your Support Takes Care of Youth and Their Families As a result of the kind-heartedness of our donors, our youths will now be able to take advantage of a comfortably furnished lounge, built this y...

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WHO Collaborating Centre gets the Prix rayonnement international 2009-09-15
The Montreal WHO/ PAHO Collaborating Centre, directed by Gaston Harnois MD, received the Prix rayonnement international for its Atlas-ID project. The Atlas maps the resources and services available...

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20M$ for a new brain imaging centre at the Douglas Institute 2009-09-14
Quebec Education Minister Michelle Courchesne, along with senator David W. Angus, announced a $100-million investment from the federal and provincial governments to address some of McGill's essenti...

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How Did Your Donation Change Lives this Year? 2009-09-10
Consult the Annual Report on Giving 2008-2009 Once again, your generosity changed lives this year. The 10,790 people treated at the Douglas Institute, as well as the 67 researchers who work her...

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Mental illness makes people violent: Fact or fiction? 2009-09-08
The Mini-Psych School at the Douglas Institute has the answer. Take your listeners, readers and TV viewers on an exploration through the ten main myths surrounding mental illness—myths that are ...

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