Eli’s Place Debuts on the Harold Green Stage

Eli’s Place Residential Treatment Centre is set to “debut” with its first awareness event, at a world premiere of Therefore Choose Lifepart of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company’s 2015 season.  Kathy Kacer and Jake Epstein’s heartbreaking look at love and life is a fitting stage for Eli’s Place to tell its own story, a compelling account of two bereaved parents working to prevent young adult suicide.

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Four years ago, David and Deborah Cooper lost their eldest son Eli to suicide, after his lifelong struggle with mental illness. Eli’s Place is their response to his loss and their vision will establish an innovative,  long-term, recovery based model unlike any currently available mental health treatment options in Canada. In its initial stages of growth, Eli’s Place is seeking to raise seed money to fund its multi-million dollar, four-phase development plan.

Eli’s Place Residential Treatment Centre is grateful for the generous support of:

The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company

The Canada Israel Tennis Centres

The Greenwin Theatre & Toronto Centre for the Arts

Goodman Mintz LLP Chartered Accountants

and all who purchased special tickets to the May 5, 2015 event.

EVENING SPONSORS
Barbara & Lorne Bernstein
Anita & Norm Katzman

RECEPTION SPONSORS
Michael J. Links and Associates

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Our Eli’s Place blogs are developed & written by the Eli’s Place Editorial Team — a collaboration between staff and volunteers committed to raising awareness about serious mental illness in Canada. We aim to inform, inspire, and engage with readers who care about mental health and recovery. 

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Eli’s Place is hiring an Executive Director to lead the opening and growth of our new residential treatment centre for young adults (18–35) living with serious mental illness. The centre will be based in Guelph, Ontario (with a minimum of three days per week on site at launch). The Executive Director will serve as the Chief Executive and operational leader, responsible for bringing the organization’s vision to life.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and CV, addressed to Cathy Preston, by email to cathy@phcap.ca. The application deadline is February 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET.