Why Donate?
1 in 5 people suffer from mental illness.
Fortunately, we can help them.
Some Canadian Statistics
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1 in 5 people suffer from mental illness, or will do so throughout the course of their life
- 2 650 000 people suffer from major depression
- 450 000 people experience memory problems
- 331 500 are afflicted with schizophrenia
- 1 in 4 deaths in youth (15 to 24) is attributed to suicide
In the world, 450 000 000 people suffer from mental illness
What is Mental Illness?
It refers to any condition that affects an individual's brain and behaviour. Because of its complexity, it often invokes fear. Sadly, mental illness is still a taboo in our society.
Examples…
depression, eating disorders, psychosis, schizophrenia, behavioural problems, personality disorders, sleep disturbances, mood disorders, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder, Alzheimer's and other dementias, intellectual disability comorbid with psychiatric disorders,...
Last updated June 22, 2010
Thanks to our donors
The Standard Life Centre will help teenagers living with depression
Brigitte Morel helped renovate the youth waiting room at Depressive Disorders Clinic.
Fellowship recipients are grateful to Bombardier Foundation
Thank you to our donors. You have made a neurophenotyping centre possible.
Andrée Mathieu raised $ 16 322 for a summer camp for children with ADHD.
PEPP program expanded thanks to the Zhubin Foudation.
Thank you to the Iannicelli family for the therapeutic garden at the Moe Levin Center.
Thanks to the Gustav Levinschi Foundation for the gazebo at Stearns.
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