20M$ for a new brain imaging centre at the Douglas Institute.

No doubt you know that the Molson family recently purchased the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. But did you know that we have our very own Molson-related news? It all began a few months ago, when Head of Communications, Stéphanie Lassonde,

In September 2008, a small internal team began developing a prefeasibility study to support the Douglas infrastructure renewal project. On Wednesday, May 20th, our Board of Directors passed a resolution endorsing the study, and approving its submissio

A conference held last week at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute examined the effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and ice storms on mental health. According to panelists, the stress caused by living through one of thes

Imagine if:  A patient’s file indicates that he has been receiving treatment and a team is handling his follow-up care – fourteen months after he died. You see patients’ names on a waiting list when, in fact, they a

Like all other healthcare establishments, the Douglas Institute follows the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS). The Pandemic Plan has been deployed across the Institute and the Pandemic Plan Management Committee has

Over the past 2 years, the Douglas has been working on a project to renew its physical infrastructure. This process has been driven by the increasing number of obstacles the aging facilities present to delivering against the organization’s multi

When Douglas researcher Ellen Corin, PhD, moved from Belgium to Montréal in 1978, she was impressed with Montréalers' tolerance towards marginalized people.

Although Director General Jacques Hendlisz loves to cook, his first passion is the Douglas—promoting its excellence, building its reputation, and guiding its evolution.

The Douglas Institute launched a massive two-year “Go Green” campaign to radically reduce Douglas “environmental footprint” and increase energy efficiency.