WITH THE FEDERAL and B.C. governments tightening their belts, pressure has increased on the rest of us to try to help those needing health services. Below are six events taking place on weekends over the next couple of months, all designed to benefit worthy causes.
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The St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research will hold a fashion show at the Commodore Ballroom starting at 7 p.m. that’s being billed as “a show of love for mental health and people living with HIV/AIDS”. St. Paul’s is trying to remove the stigma of mental illness, including addiction, with its “Change the Labels” campaign. The hospital’s services include a mental-health wellness outpatient clinic, an eating-disorders program, outreach to inner-city youth, family therapy, and 60 beds in four inpatient wards. St. Paul’s is also home to the globally acclaimed B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, which has saved scores of lives with its groundbreaking research. The centre’s director, Dr. Julio Montaner, recently received the Canadian Medical Association’s highest honour, the 2013 Frederic Newton Gisborne Starr Award, for his contribution to the decline of more than 95 percent in B.C.’s AIDS-mortality rate over two decades.
Charlie Smith
Straight.com
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