Courage to Come Back Awards TV Show Format
byCoast Mental Health Foundation will be bringing the 24th Courage To Come Back Awards, presented by Wheaton Precious Metals, straight to British Columbians’ living rooms in TV show format on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The one-hour commercial-free television show will air on Global BC and stream via CityNews online starting at 4:30pm.
Hosted by Olympian, former Vancouver Canuck goaltender, and Mental Health advocate Corey Hirsch, the Courage To Come Back TV Show will celebrate the inspiring journeys of five recipients, each of whom have overcome extraordinary adversity to come back, and who give back to their community.
Courage to Come Back Awards TV Show
📺 Watch via Global BC & CityNews Vancouver
There are five categories: Mental Health, Addiction, Youth, Medical and Physical Rehabilitation.
The event, which usually takes place in a ballroom, is the main opportunity for the community to raise funds for Coast Mental Health. Over the last 24 years, the Awards have celebrated 139 recipients and have raised over $20 million to support people living with mental illness.
The show will also highlight stories from the front lines at Coast Mental Health, as they raise critical funds for people living with mental illness here in BC.
“Never have these stories of resilience and strength been more relevant than now. As the Chair of Coast Mental Health’s Courage To Come Back Awards for 16 years now, I am proud to know these stories of human triumph over adversity will reach so many at a time when hope is so important.
Coast Mental Health has been providing innovative community-based mental health care to those who need it most for 50 years.
It is an established leader in its field, known for high quality, innovative programs and research. As a critical link between hospital services and our communities, Coast Mental Health provides housing, support, and employment programs and services for individuals affected by mental illness, making lasting recovery possible.
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Each year, thanks to the generosity of donors, Coast Mental Health provides essential services to almost 6,000 clients living with mental illness, so they can find their meaningful place in our communities – a place to live, a place to connect, and a place to work.
Since 1999, over 2,500 British Columbians have been honoured by their friends and family through a nomination, 134 of whom received these prestigious awards. They are our loved ones, our neighbours, and our friends, who have overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges with courage, strength, and a drive to inspire change and hope in the lives of others.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the 2022 Courage To Come Back Awards
