{"id":2403744,"date":"2026-05-05T21:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2403744"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:02:19","slug":"the-royal-launches-75m-research-urgent-care-fundraising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-royal-launches-75m-research-urgent-care-fundraising-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal launches $75M research, urgent care fundraising campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Ottawa&#8217;s mental health centre is asking people to donate a total of $75 million for urgent care and research into topics such as brain imaging and looking for physical signs of suicide risk.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal launched <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theroyal.ca\/news\/historic-14m-gift-launches-lives-reclaimed-accelerating-mental-illness-and-addiction-care-in-ottawa\/\" target=\"_blank\">its &#8220;Lives Reclaimed&#8221; fundraising campaign<\/a> Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, the goal is to &#8220;help more people reclaim their lives from mental illness and addiction,&#8221; <!-- -->according to a news release. <\/p>\n<p>It gave examples <!-- -->of donations going toward research into biomarkers \u2014 &#8220;any cellular, molecular, chemical or physical change that can be measured and used to study a normal or abnormal process in the body,&#8221; according to the Canadian Cancer Society \u2014 and how they may relate to someone&#8217;s risk of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>The centre also wants to study how brain scans can personalize someone&#8217;s treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign will also help pay for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/the-royal-urgent-mental-health-clinic-police-crisis-team-1.7650973\">The Royal&#8217;s new urgent care clinic<\/a> offering specialized support for people in crisis.<\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH |  The Royal is reopening its emergency clinic:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"mediaEmbed\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container  \" data-cy=\"player-placeholder-ui-container\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" title=\"The Royal to soon open urgent care clinic\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:1.7778;--max-height:800px\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay\" title=\"The Royal to soon open urgent care clinic\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.7305708,1724723199000\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C6000%2C3375%29%3BResize%3D620\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"thumbnail\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<p class=\"video-item-title\">The Royal to soon open urgent care clinic<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-caption\">The Royal, Ottawa\u2019s mental health centre, is preparing to open a new urgent care clinic with the aim of caring for patients in crisis so they don&#8217;t need to go to the emergency room. CBC&#8217;s Cameron Mahler took a tour of the facility.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/waverleyhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Waverley House Foundation<\/a> supporting mental health research, whose founder Bruce McKean is a retired diplomat and early Shopify supporter, has already donated $14 million toward the fundraising, the centre also announced on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>If the campaign reaches 15,000 donations, matching the number of people The Royal treats each year on average, the foundation will give another million dollars, according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p>Among the campaign&#8217;s &#8220;community cabinet&#8221;  of volunteers is Hockey Hall of Famer Daniel Alfredsson and former governor general David Johnston.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital did not share a timeline for reaching its goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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