Raising awareness of the effect of emotional stress on autoimmune disease
Sharing the growing evidence linking chronic emotional stress with autoimmune conditions — so families can recognize the signs and act early.
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Eric Palmer Memorial Foundation · Victoria, BC
Recognizing the effects of emotional stress on health
We help families, schools and communities on Vancouver Island understand how emotional stress and anxiety affect health — and give them practical tools to respond early, with confidence and compassion.
Founded 2016 — in memory of Eric Palmer
Registered charity — tax-deductible receipts
Serving Vancouver Island — schools, parents & caregivers
100% volunteer-run
Who We Are
Stress and anxiety affect health. Knowing that changes everything.
The Eric Palmer Memorial Foundation was created to recognize the effects of emotional stress on health and wellness — and to do something about it. We fund and deliver education that reaches parents, caregivers and children where they already are: in schools, at community events and online.
Our work honours Eric Palmer by turning a family’s loss into practical support for other families.
- Raise awareness of the effects of emotional stress and anxiety on the health and wellness of children
- Provide educational opportunities for parents, caregivers and children — free of charge
- Connect families with resources for children experiencing emotional stress and anxiety
- Build community through events that bring families, schools and neighbours together
2016Established in Victoria, BC
Our Projects
Two projects, one mission
Every program we run flows from the same conviction: when families and schools understand emotional stress, children get help sooner.
Resources for families and children experiencing emotional stress and anxiety
Free community presentations on childhood anxiety for parents and educators — plus curated tools families can use the same day.
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Project II in Action
Childhood-anxiety presentations for parents and educators
Together with facilitator Julie-Anne Richards, we’ve delivered free presentations at elementary schools across Vancouver Island — from Duncan and Nanaimo to Courtenay, Cobble Hill and Victoria — and by Zoom through the pandemic.
10+ schools & communities reached
Free to every parent & educator
2016–2024 ongoing series
Upcoming & Recent Events
Join us at an event
Presentations, community gatherings and fundraisers across Vancouver Island.
Nov72024
FREE Live Presentation on Childhood Anxiety — École Cobble Hill
Past Event Oct172024FREE Zoom Presentation on Childhood Anxiety
Past Event Oct92019Presentation on Childhood Anxiety — Queneesh Elementary, Courtenay
Past EventNote: these are our most recent events. New presentations are announced here and on our events page as they are scheduled — or contact us to bring one to your school.
“Recognizing the effects of emotional stress on health — that’s the work. Every parent who learns the signs, every teacher who knows what to do next, is a family that gets help sooner.”
— The Palmer family, founders of the Eric Palmer Memorial Foundation