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KGH Foundation & CMHA Partnership Succeeds. $2million Raised to Open Youth Mental Health Care Centre

August 3, 2017 By

L to R: Shelagh Turner, Doug Rankmore and Al Hildebrandt

“It is with extraordinary pride and gratitude that we announce the completion of our ‘Not Alone’ campaign to raise $2 million to support the opening of Foundry Kelowna.” – Doug Rankmore, CEO of the KGH Foundation and Shelagh Turner, Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Kelowna.

A first-of-its-kind fundraising partnership between two local, non-profit organizations has been a remarkable success.

In just seven months, the KGH Foundation and CMHA Kelowna have succeeded in their goal to raise the funds necessary to open Foundry Kelowna, a new integrated care centre aimed at supporting youth and families struggling with mental health and substance issues.

“Every aspect of this project has demonstrated collaboration and innovation. We are so inspired by how our community has caught the vision of Foundry Kelowna. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for youth and families to take charge of their health by providing a variety of services through an integrated and personal approach,” says Shelagh Turner, Executive Director of CMHA Kelowna.

Indeed, the partnership set the tone for what was to become a massive collaborative effort by the community to fundraise for the cause.

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A Sneak Peek of Foundry Kelowna

June 20, 2017 By Leave a Comment

We are incredibly proud of how Foundry Kelowna is coming together. Okanagan Edge and Castanet have highlighted the Foundry Kelowna space and design to give you a sneak peek at the centre. We expect to begin accepting walk-in patients at the end of the summer with a grand opening in the fall.

For the full article, visit Okanagan Edge here.

 

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Keep Mental Health Top of Mind in BC

May 11, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Over the past year, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) across BC has been fighting for increased mental health supports in our province. We are committed to creating a mentally healthy British Columbia, and we rely on supporters like you to help us get there. Together, we will.

In many ways it has been a fruitful year for mental health. The BC provincial government signed the federal health accord that identified mental health and addiction care as a priority in the health funding agreement. In addition, the 2017 BC provincial budget made significant investments in child and youth mental health. Earlier this month, we celebrated CMHA’s own Mental Health Week, a week-long celebration of mental health.

Still, we have friends and family members not able to access the treatment they need to recover from mental illness. Suicide continues to kill 500 British Columbians annually. And emergency rooms continue to be the only resort for far too many British Columbians who are suffering.

As we move into a new phase for our province, please help us continue the momentum toward early intervention so that people who are struggling with mental health issues get the support and treatment they need before a crisis happens—b4stage4. More than ever, we need your support to continue to push our leaders to make mental health a priority for BC.

Can you donate today? Your support will keep mental health top of mind in BC.

There’s no health without mental health.

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