10 Mar, 2017 Sandra Smith: Speaking at the Employment Dinner By Sandra Smith, Vail Place member During a recent meeting with Vail Place’s Employment Specialist Lynda Yankovich we discussed how the book The Orange Frog and coaching CD Broadcasting Happiness… Read More
06 Nov, 2016 Join Us to End the Stigma of Mental Illness in Hennepin County Vail Place and the Hennepin County Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council are teaming up to end mental illness stigma through the Our Hopes campaign. We welcome you to join us in… Read More
05 Nov, 2016 Support Vail Place on Give to the Max Day 2016 Give to the Max Day 2016 is Thursday, November 17th . This is a fantastic annual opportunity to support a charity in your community that makes a real impact. Please consider donating… Read More
22 Jun, 2016 Vail Place at This Year’s PRIDE Festival Visit Vail Place at the PRIDE festival in Loring Park this year, June 25 and June 26! We’ll be passing out packages of our homemade Vail Mix trail mix, made especially for… Read More
20 Jun, 2016 About Clubhouse Accreditation Accreditation from Clubhouse International provides many benefits to Clubhouse organizations like ours. To gain Clubhouse accreditation, an organization is evaluated by self-study and a Clubhouse International team and held to a… Read More
01 Jun, 2016 Speaking Out to Remove Stigma The Washington Post recently ran an excellent piece about how those with mental illness are speaking out against stigma. Adults with mental illness are choosing more and more to “out”… Read More
10 May, 2016 Vail Place Continues to Provide ROSS Service Coordinators Vail Place will continue to provide two service coordinators to work directly with residents at public housing buildings via special grants awarded to the Hopkins Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and the… Read More
18 Apr, 2016 Register for Tour de Vail July 9th, 2016 We’re hosting our 15th annual Tour de Vail – Roll & Stroll for Mental Health on Saturday, July 9, 2016. Walk, run, bike, skate or blade around Crystal Lake in… Read More
17 Apr, 2016 Staff Profile – Haimanot Deresse Described by coworkers as a “strong, steady leader,” Haimanot “Haimie” Deresse joined Vail Place a little over 10 years ago as a Housing Support Specialist, providing housing assistance and ongoing… Read More
16 Apr, 2016 Mental Health Benefits of Volunteering Research from the University of Exeter Medical School in the UK has provided strong evidence that volunteering is good for your physical health, and it may be good for your… Read More
23 Mar, 2016 The Power of Kind Fellowship Nancy Howe first learned of the power of “kind fellowship” at Vail Place many years ago while searching for resources for her son. Like many parents of children with mental… Read More
14 Mar, 2016 Research Suggests Exercise Plays a Key Role in Mental Health A study from UC Davis Health System has shown exercise keeps you not just physically fit, but mentally fit, too. According to imaging studies, rigorous exercise increases the levels of two… Read More
