Mental Health News Stream

VANCOUVER, BC, May 27, 2022 — The deadline to play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, is TODAY at 1:00 pm. Don’t miss out on your chance to win BIG for mental health.

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10, or $100 for 25. Winner takes half the jackpot!

When you play, you help thousands of people work towards more independent and fulfilling lives within the community, off the streets and out of hospital.

For people with chronic mental illnesses, the last year has been devastating. Isolation, change in routine, less access to crucial resources like affordable food, and lack of social interaction, can lead to major set-backs – in some cases, years’ worth of work has been lost. 

You will provide critical funds for people living with mental illness AND you could take home half the jackpot!

The clock is ticking and the Jackpot is growing. Don’t wait another minute.

You will have the chance to take home a cash prize and you’ll bring help and hope to your neighbours.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, May 26, 2022 — Ticket sales end tomorrow at 1 pm! Don’t miss out on your chance to win BIG for Mental Health, get your Coast Mental Health Foundation’s 50/50 tickets now!

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10, or $100 for 25.

When you play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, you provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness here in BC and you have a chance of winning up to $120,000!

Your tickets can help folks like Jake.

“I don’t know how to describe it,” says Jake, a Coast resident. “But it sure gives you a feeling of relief to have a roof over your head – a home.”

Some folks recovering from severe mental illness benefit from round-the-clock staffing at fully licensed community homes, while others thrive in supported housing or supported independent living.

For Jake, robust supports like 24 hour staffing, daily meals, help with medications, volunteer work and leisure activities, allow him to thrive.

Get your 50/50 tickets today and you can help folks like Jake and you get your chance to take home half the jackpot!

Programs like these are a critical resource for people living with mental illness. You can help.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, May 20, 2022 — There’s only 1 week left to get your Coast Mental Health Foundation’s 50/50 tickets!  The jackpot is getting bigger and you don’t want to miss out on your chance to win up to $120,000! Get your tickets now!

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10, or $100 for 25. The anticipated jackpot prize of $240,000 will be split with the winner!

When you buy your tickets, you help folks like Michael.

Michael’s been a member at Coast’s Mental Health Resource Centre for over 10 years! As a trusted member of the Coast community, Michael finds purpose though work. He takes on shifts as a front desk receptionist, and manning the store. The shop sells basic food and hygiene items at minimal cost to Resource Centre members.

“I never had a purpose for getting out of bed. But now I have a purpose to get out of bed and do this and get out the house once in a while,” he says.

Get your 50/50 tickets today and you can help open the door to recovery for other people like Michael and you have the chance to take home up to $120,000!

Programs like these are a critical resource for people living with mental illness. You can help.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, May 11, 2022 — Don’t miss out on your chance to win BIG for Mental Health, get your Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 tickets now! The jackpot is getting bigger and you could still win up to $120,000!

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10 tickets, or $100 for 25. The anticipated jackpot prize of $240,000 will be split with the winner!

When you play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, you provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness here in BC and you have a chance of winning up to $120,000!

Your tickets can help folks like Wing.

“I feel a sense of gratitude to have this space here for me to work with supportive people. I don’t know where I’d be without this place,” says Wing a former Coast Mental Health client and Peer Support Worker.

Peer support works because it gives specialized training to people who have learned to manage their mental health challenges. Participants understand the struggles that come with experiencing mental illness because they have lived it themselves and have learned to manage it.

Get your 50/50 tickets today and you can help open the door to recovery for other people like Wing and you have the chance to take home up to $120,000!

Programs like these are a critical resource for people living with mental illness. You can help.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, May 3, 2022 — Get you Coast Mental Health Foundation’s 50/50 tickets before they sell out. The jackpot is getting bigger and you could still win up to $120,000!

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10 tickets, or $100 for 25. The anticipated jackpot prize of $240,000 will be split with the winner!

When you play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, people living with mental illness here in BC always win and you could take home up to $120,000, too!

You will provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness right here in BC.

Your tickets could help provide essential services like Cognitive Remediation to people in BC who need them.

One of the most debilitating parts of living with chronic mental illness and addiction can be the cognitive impact. For many, the ability to carry out simple tasks, to remember, organize, reason and problem solve are severely affected. Thanks to your support, Coast’s Cognitive Remediation program combines  CBT, DBT, brain training and physical exercise to train and re-wire the brain.

This can be life changing and can be the first step toward a more independent and fulfilling life.

Services like these are a critical resource for people living with mental illness. You can help.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, April 26, 2022 — Purchase your tickets for Coast Mental Health Foundation’s 50/50 raffle in support of people living with mental illness and you can win up to $120,000.

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10, or $100 for 25.

When you play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, people living with mental illness here in BC always win and you could take home up to $120,000, too!

You will provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness right here in BC.

Your tickets could help provide essential services like meals to people in BC who need them.

Every year, Coast provides almost half a million warm, nutritious meals.

Having access to affordable, healthy, and nourishing food, is the baseline humans need for survival. But many people living with mental illness aren’t able to meet this basic need.

When people are hungry, nutrition is the last consideration.

The effects of a poor diet can add to problems vulnerable people already face, like weakened immune systems, diabetes, and vitamin deficiencies. This makes them open to other infectious diseases like COVID-19, and it makes it harder for them to recover.

Basic services like these are a critical resource for people living with mental illness. You can help.

You will have the chance to take home up to $120,000 and you’ll bring help and hope to your neighbours.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, April 19, 2022 — Starting today, you can buy your tickets for Coast Mental Health Foundation’s 50/50 raffle in support of people living with mental illness.

Tickets start from just $10 for one, $25 for 3, $50 for 10, or $100 for 25. The anticipated jackpot prize of $240,000 will be split with the winner!

When you play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, people living with mental illness here in BC always win, and you could take home up to $120,000, too!

In 2021, 1 in 4 people in Canada experienced a mental health concern or illness. Getting access to the right services early is crucial for helping folks recover.

When you purchase a 50/50 raffle ticket you help provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness right here in BC, including affordable meals, peer support, Cognitive Remediation, art therapy, outreach, employment opportunities and so much more.

You will have the chance to take home a cash prize and you’ll help open the doors to recovery for your neighbours.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

About Coast Mental Health

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to nearly 6,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for supporting people living with mental illness!

VANCOUVER, BC, March 16, 2021 — The deadline to play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, is approaching fast. Don’t miss out on your chance to win BIG for mental health.

Tickets start from just $10 for 3, $25 for 10 or $50 for 50 tickets (Best value)

When you play, you help thousands of people work towards more independent and fulfilling lives within the community, off the streets and out of hospital.

For people with chronic mental illnesses, the last year has been devastating. Isolation, change in routine, less access to crucial resources like affordable food, and lack of social interaction, can lead to major set-backs – in some cases, years’ worth of work has been lost. 

You will provide critical funds for people living with mental illness AND you could win up to $75,000!

The clock is ticking and the Jackpot is growing. Don’t wait another minute.

Thanks to generous people like you, Coast offers your vulnerable neighbours a home, access to evidence-based support services, a community and employment or education opportunities.

You will provide critical support for people living with mental illness right here in BC, including affordable meals, peer support, Cognitive Remediation, art therapy, outreach, employment opportunities and so much more.

You will have the chance to take home a cash prize and you’ll bring help and hope to your neighbours.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to over 5,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for standing with people living with mental illness!

Chances are 1 in 97,500 (total tickets for sale) to win the 50/50 prize. BC Gaming Event Licence #127743. Know your limit, play within it. 19+ to play. BC Responsible & Problem Gambling Program

VANCOUVER, BC, March 15, 2021 — The deadline to play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, is less than 48 hours away! 

Tickets start from just $10 for 3, $25 for 10 or $50 for 50 tickets (Best value)

You will provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness right here in BC.  

When you play, you will provide critical funds for people living with mental illness AND you could win up to $75,000!

Your tickets could help people like Matt (pictured).

“It’s safe, it’s positive, there’s no judgement, which is really big for me – I feel like I can go there and I can be myself.” Matt is talking about the Coast Mental Health Clubhouse.

“You can be yourself, you know you’re in a safe place and you know that they have the best intentions for you. I’m learning a whole bunch of new skills, and there’s a way to grow from it, and maybe move on to other employment.”

Thanks to generous people like you, Coast’s employment programming helps young people like Matt build work experience at the Clubhouse, and then apply to work in the community. Step by step, this reduces barriers to employment while helping clients build new skills.

You can help people like Matt.

You will have the chance to take home a cash prize and you’ll bring help and hope to your neighbours.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to over 5,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for standing with people living with mental illness!

Chances are 1 in 97,500 (total tickets for sale) to win the 50/50 prize. BC Gaming Event Licence #127743. Know your limit, play within it. 19+ to play. BC Responsible & Problem Gambling Program

VANCOUVER, BC, March 14, 2021 — When you play the Coast Mental Health Foundation 50/50 Raffle, people living with mental illness here in BC always win and you could win up to $75,000!

Tickets start from just $10 for 3, $25 for 10 or $50 for 50 tickets (Best value)

You will provide urgently needed support for people living with mental illness right here in BC.  

Your tickets could help people like Jodi.

“My depression was really bad. I needed some kind of structure to my life, something to be involved in and I found Coast…it just gave me what I needed at the time.” Jodi was a client at Coast Mental Health for two years before she decided to join the Peer Support Program.

Thanks to people like you, Coast’s Peer Support Program teaches people how to use their firsthand experiences with mental illness, and the challenges of recovery, in roles that support other people living with mental illness.  Since 2009, the comprehensive 90-hour program has been offered out of the Coast Mental Health Resource Centre in downtown Vancouver.

This invaluable program is funded entirely through the generosity of people like you. You can help.

You will have the chance to take home a cash prize and you’ll bring help to your neighbours.

Tickets start from just $10 – don’t delay, purchase now before they run out.

As a non-profit organization, Coast Mental Health is BC’s largest provider of community-based services for people living with mental illness. Thanks to supporters like you, we provide the critical link between hospital services and our communities. We are an established leader in our field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research.

Each year, we provide essential services to over 5,000 people living with mental illness so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.

Thank you for standing with people living with mental illness!

Chances are 1 in 97,500 (total tickets for sale) to win the 50/50 prize. BC Gaming Event Licence #127743. Know your limit, play within it. 19+ to play. BC Responsible & Problem Gambling Program