Stigma Free Society’s Program Delivery & Covid-19

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In light of the current uncertainty surrounding the spread of Covid-19; the Stigma Free Society has determined that our responsibility to our staff and the community is best served by suspending all group gatherings, school presentations and public interactions effectively immediately. As such, the women’s group meetings, school and business presentations and other activities, which […]

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Thank you Grant Thornton LLP in Vancouver for your Donation!

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Thank you to Grant Thornton LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from the Stigma-Free Society. We appreciate your generous donation of $5000. We truly rely on donors like you to fund our mental health educational programs for the community with a focus on youth. 🙂

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From Battling Lifelong Stigmas to Scholarship Award Winner – Meet Juls

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We are incredibly proud to introduce you to Juls Budau, winner of the Stigma-Free Society – Otsuka Lundbeck Alliance Scholarship. Registered in the Masters in Social Work program at the Northern University of British Columbia, Juls will use this scholarship money to pay for her tuition, something she wasn’t sure how she was going to […]

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Stigma free online toolkit

B.C. mental health advocate seeks LGBTQ teens to share their stories of resilience

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The Stigma-Free Society is seeking youth in the LGBTQ2S+ community to share their stories in overcoming stigma, which will be a part of a video library in their new Online Stigma-Free Toolkit upcoming in 2020. Andrea Paquette, Stigma-Free Society, President, shares her story of living with Bipolar Disorder to help others and ensure that nobody […]

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#ThatWellnessThing – Join us at the Langley Education Centre – Feb. 26th, 2020

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Join us to learn more about mental health and wellness at our 3rd Annual Open House & Community Resource Fair! #ThatWellnessThing WHEN: Wednesday February 26, 2020 – 4:30 – 7PM @ Langley Education Centre. WHERE: 21405A 56 Avenue, Langley, B.C. Students 16+, adults, and school staff welcome. No registration required. Light refreshments and on site […]

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Embracing Emotions to Create Change: Meet Scholarship Winner Kristine Robles

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With the support from the Otsuka-Lunbeck Alliance, we are so proud to announce Kristine Robles as one of the recipients of a Stigma-Free Society scholarship for post-secondary education. Kristine is currently enrolled as a full-time student in the Master of Counselling Psychology: School and Youth program at Adler University. These scholarships are awarded to inspirational […]

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RSVP Today for SFS Annual General Meeting Nov. 11th !

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Our Annual General Meeting will be held on November 11, 2019, at 6:00 – 7:30 pm at the Century Plaza Hotel in Vancouver. Our AGM is sponsored by Century Plaza Hotel and we are extremely grateful that they have offered the Burrard Ballroom for our event. There will be light refreshments provided by our generous […]

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Stigma-Free Society Scholarship Opportunity!

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The Stigma-Free Society is thrilled to be partnering with the Otsuka-Lundbeck Alliance to offer two deserving youth a scholarship of $2000 to be allocated to their educational pursuits. Two B.C. students experiencing the effects of social stigmatization, either because of mental illness, LGBTQ+, homelessness, race, or addictions issues, will be selected to receive this scholarship […]

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AutismBC is Working Towards a Stigma-Free Zone Designation

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Over the past year, AutismBC has worked to create an internal cultural shift. With new leadership in place, the organization has committed to an in-depth process of identifying organizational gaps on matters of inclusion. Not wanting to sit back, and assume, or defend that they are inclusive, staff and board members have dedicated themselves to […]

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Welcome to Lindsay Goulet – Our New Community Development Manager for Van Island

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We are so excited to welcome Lindsay Goulet as our new staff member and leader on Vancouver Island! Robyn Thomas has since gone to Victoria Women’s Transition House as a Community Manager. We are so happy to have had you with us for 3 years Robyn, thank you for your time with the Stigma-Free Society. […]

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