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Featured Image Donors and corporate partners create access to virtual mental health tools Body In mid-March, emergency public health measures swept across the... Read More
Featured Image An open letter to parents Body Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I was sitting in my office... Read More
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Featured Image Helping shape The Royal's future through selfless acts | Christine's Story Body Christine's superpower is showing up. Librarians have an extraordinary... Read More
Featured Image Transforming lives through specialized care and compassion Body Richard was first diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 19. He... Read More
Featured Image Taking back control of her mental health Body Courtney finally found what she needed A constant feeling of being... Read More
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Featured Image A Work of Heart | Recreation Therapy at The Royal Body February is Recreation Therapy Month! At The Royal, recreation therapy... Read More
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Featured Image Revealing the missing puzzle piece: your donation can change lives like Marion's Body "The number one way to address the stigma is just to keep talking... Read More
Featured Image Another successful Ottawa Run for Women Body Thank you, Ottawa! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in... Read More
Featured Image Donor spotlight: Hope and healing for individuals and families Body Navigating your mental health is difficult to do alone, but dealing... Read More
Featured Image Making a difference for people living with schizophrenia Body My name is Kevin, and I work as the Peer Support Supervisor at The... Read More
Featured Image Scoring on the ice, making a difference off the ice Body Nick Paul, a Canadian professional ice hockey player and member of the... Read More
Featured Image Every Woman Counts Body The slow groundswell of progress in mental health care and research... Read More
Featured Image Meet Tara, a mother to an adult son living with mental illness Body "It just breaks your heart… it tears you apart. You feel your child's... Read More
Featured Image Meet Jill, the new Run for Women Committee Chair Body The Royal is welcoming Jill Skinner as the new Chair for the Run for... Read More
Featured Image We had the seemingly perfect life… Body I always made sure to be home before the school bus dropped the kids... Read More
Featured Image Thank you Shoppers! Body Thanks to our incredible Ottawa community, $819,990 was raised by 6021... Read More
Featured Image How I cope with my depression and anxiety Body My name is Maddy Eisenberg - I am a media personality and mental... Read More
Featured Image Finding beauty through darkness Body Illusive is a local Ottawa based artist who has been pouring their... Read More
Featured Image Families at the core Body In late 2020, The Royal embarked on a journey to transform mental... Read More
Featured Image Partnering in pursuit of better mental health outcomes Body When the Brain Imaging Centre (BIC) first opened its doors in 2016... Read More
Featured Image Points by Paul Body The Ottawa Senators and Nick Paul have teamed up to continue his work... Read More
Featured Image Keeping mentally “fit” Body It’s no secret that exercise is an important part of a healthy life... Read More
Featured Image The Royal launches season two of Conversations at The Royal, presented by TD Body OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Oct. 22, 2021: The Royal Ottawa Foundation for... Read More
Featured Image The 14th annual Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast Inspires thousands to support mental health Body The 14th annual Leaders for Mental Health Breakfast, presented by the... Read More
Featured Image The power of community partnerships Body The Royal’s community mental health program comprises 12 teams, each... Read More
Featured Image Donor spotlight: The Royal is a pillar of hope to philanthropic donors Body Kathleen Grimes and her husband Ersin Ozerdinc, owners of Site... Read More
Featured Image From bench to bedside: Future vision for the BIC Body In 2016, thanks to the generosity of donor support, The Royal opened... Read More
Featured Image Canada Life funds grants to translate research into care Body For the last decade, Canada Life has played an integral role in the... Read More
Featured Image Prompt Care Clinic - a celebration of community & collaboration Body The Prompt Care Clinic began as an idea and a dream to help provide... Read More
Featured Image Champions for hope 2021 Body The Royal is so fortunate to have champions across our community and... Read More
Featured Image The Royal Ottawa Foundation Announces New President Body The Royal and the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health are... Read More
Featured Image Thank you Ottawa for a record-breaking 2021 Walk/Run for Women! Body Despite all the changes and challenges presented to our community in... Read More
Featured Image The Importance of Mental Health in the Muslim Community Body Sadaf Ebrahim is the President of the Canada Pakistan Association (CPA... Read More
Featured Image The Upside of supporting mental health care & research Body Niraj Bhargava is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for making a... Read More
Featured Image Long-time Run for Women leader Lauren Vandenberg is a new mom! Body Dedicated mental health advocate, Lauren Vandenberg is a proud new mom... Read More
Featured Image A new virtual care program saves the life of a struggling youth Body For many, it is a challenge to find something positive that has come... Read More
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Featured Image We are The Royal Body If you have never been inside this beautiful building, enjoy this... Read More
Featured Image A day in the life of a community health nurse Body This winter, we armed seven community health nurses with phones and... Read More
Featured Image One year later… Body Just days off the 2020 Inspiration Awards, the Royal Ottawa Foundation... Read More
Featured Image Grateful Patients and Families Express Gratitude through Royal Angel Program Body Patients and families express their gratitude for the quality care and... Read More
Featured Image Giving back to The Royal through our Employee Donation Program Body The Royal has one simple and clear goal – to expand access, hope and... Read More
Featured Image Getting to Know the Host - Rick Campanelli Body Most of us think of Rick Campanelli as the always-smiling, high energy... Read More
Featured Image The Royal recognizes local mental health leaders as part of 2021 Inspiration Awards, presented by TD Body Host Rick Campanelli celebrates five community leaders, including the... Read More
Featured Image The 2021 Inspiration Award Recipients Body On March 4, 2021, live from the Delta Hotel and streamed exclusively... Read More
Featured Image Changing the way we connect Body 2020 was by no means an easy year for our community, but many friends... Read More
Featured Image The Royal receives $1.5M anonymous donation for mental health research Body Funds will help scientists explore biomarkers for suicide ideation... Read More
Featured Image New year with new opportunities to support mental health care and research in Ottawa Body Mental health affects every single Ontarian one way or another... Read More
Featured Image From tragedy to hope Body Colleen O’Connell-Campbell shares her family’s personal story to... Read More
Featured Image Donations at Work Body Here are just a few examples of how, thanks to the generosity of your... Read More
Featured Image A symbol of hope Body On the most tragic day of Stephanie Richardson’s life, a symbol of... Read More
Featured Image Our donors help find hope Body For more than a century, The Royal has been dedicated to caring for... Read More
Featured Image Fostering hope and delivering care Body It has been six months since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in... Read More
Featured Image Turning grief into hope Body When separate tragedies struck the lives of the Lees, Waddington and... Read More
Featured Image Neuroimaging: A snapshot of the suicidal brain Body Understanding the progression of treatment-resistant depression... Read More
Featured Image Our clients and families need your support more than ever Body Dear Supporter, “The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety, it’s... Read More
Featured Image Donors and corporate partners create access to virtual mental health tools Body In mid-March, emergency public health measures swept across the... Read More
Featured Image An open letter to parents Body Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I was sitting in my office... Read More
Featured Image Hope for people living with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder Body In an effort to help people living with treatment-resistant depression... Read More