On November 9th 2017, Homewood hosted an event at The Homewood Clinic in Vancouver—with a panel discussion that included Travis Lupick, Lynn Noftle, and Richard Marquez. A panel discussion was had about Vancouver's mental health and addictions crisis, the role of trauma in the crisis from the point of view of both those struggling with addiction in the community, and first responders struggling with PTSD, and the benefits of treatment.