27 Mar, 2019 Carol’s Story: A Rebel at Heart “Carol” has lived with schizoaffective disorder for most of her adult life, and although she has maintained independent living with in-home supports for much of that time, she has few… Read More
20 Aug, 2018 Vail Place to Exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair Vail Place members and staff will be at the Minnesota State Fair this year for Mental Health Awareness Day. There will be speakers, entertainment and 34 exhibitors focusing not just… 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
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
27 Apr, 2016 Make a Difference at the State Legislature Now In the coming weeks, Minnesota legislators will be making key decisions that will impact community mental health services in our state. Improving access to daily, coordinated care in the community is… Read More
03 Feb, 2016 Brushes With Life: Art, Artists and Mental Illness on February 4th On Thursday, February 4 at 6:00 PM the Basilica Mental Health Film Festival will screen its featured documentary Brushes With Life: Art, Artists and Mental Illness. Following the film, filmmakers and mental… Read More
30 Jan, 2016 People with Mental Illness Aren’t Defined by their Diagnosis Words can have a surprising effect, and according to a recent Ohio State study, they should be chosen carefully when it comes to people with mental illness. The researchers found… Read More
13 Jan, 2016 Mental Health and Millennials Millennials – the youngest generation currently in the workforce, or in college preparing to enter the workforce – are considered to be incredibly driven, responsible, dedicated and resilient. But even… Read More
02 Oct, 2015 Prince Harry Battles Mental Illness Stigma In an exclusive interview with ITV News, Britain’s Prince Harry said more needs to be done to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness. As he readied to join injured veterans… Read More
18 Sep, 2015 Google’s Life Sciences Team to be Headed by NIMH Director Google’s research division, Life Sciences, has announced its next project will be mental illness. They’ve hired Dr. Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) since 2002,… Read More
28 Aug, 2015 The Real Monsters of Mental Illness For those who are affected by mental illness, the effects are all too real. But for others, it can be hard to understand the experience. U.K.-based artist Toby Allen has… Read More
