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含羞草研究社: Courtnall Society funds charities that help mental health issues

TODAY IN B.C.: Brothers Geoff, Bruce and Russ lost father Archie to depression
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Through celebrity fundraisers in the early 2000s, Victoria含羞草研究社檚 Courtnall brothers were able to help fund the Archie Courtnall Centre, which helps provide specialized mental health and addiction services for patients arriving in emergency at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Bruce Courtnall tells host Peter McCully, help from the society will be ongoing.

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Former NHL star Geoff Courtnall explained that there was a huge need for the centre named after his father.

含羞草研究社淚 know before we built the Archie Courtnall Centre, the problem was people would come and check in and say they were suicidal and then nobody would be able to treat them for hours,含羞草研究社 he said. 含羞草研究社淪o they would leave and either get better slowly or not get better at all.含羞草研究社

Bruce and Geoff Courtnall talk about their hockey careers on this edition of 含羞草研究社楾oday in B.C.含羞草研究社, as well as a hockey program supported by the Courtnall Society, 含羞草研究社楤uddy Check for Jesse含羞草研究社.

含羞草研究社淭he Buddy Check for Jesse program, after he unfortunately committed suicide, was started by his dad and some of the teammates on his team,含羞草研究社 said Geoff Courtnall. 含羞草研究社淭hey started up a program to check on other kids on different sports teams. So it含羞草研究社檚 not only great for hockey, but all sports, and I think it含羞草研究社檚 very important in our society.含羞草研究社

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About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of Canada含羞草研究社檚 coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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