What's Been Done So Far

To date, The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation is proud to announce that with the help of generous donors and sponsors, we have raised over 4 million dollars towards care, education and research projects such as the following:

  1. $1 million dollars donated to the BC Children's Hospital for a Mental Health Facility for Youth and Children specializing in treatment, education and research. The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation was the primary private donor of this facility
  2. In 2006, the Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation pledged $450.000 to the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre. The Centre, located in the Mental Health Building on the campus of BC Children's Hospital, opened its doors January 2008 with the mission to accomplished the following:
    1. Improve upon the quality of programs and care for children and youth experiencing mental health issues
    2. To provide current information resources to families, children, youth and communities, to increase the consultation and assessment capacity to all children in need of help through Tele-Mental Health
    3. Facilitate knowledge in care and health promotion/prevention among professionals through Tele-Mental Health.
  3. $500,000 to support the establishment of a Chair in Depression Research at the UBC/VGH Centre of Excellence for Depression Research, lead by Dr. Allen Young, from Scotland, an expert in the field of depression and renowned for his research..
  4. Through the BC Crisis Centre, a $100.000 commitment to fund the delivery of suicide prevention and stress management workshops to youth, support the award winning www.youthinbc.com, a one-on-one chat line, and 1-800 phone lines for youths in distress.
  5. Finally, a $100,000 commitment to the Lion's Gate Hospital Foundation towards the new Mental Health Building to begin construction in the fall of 2013.

We remain focused and determined to make great strides along this long journey for Canadian youth suffering from depression. We will continue to team with experts and professionals in the field of depression to ensure that every dollar received has the greatest impact for youth today and tomorrow.