How it helps
The mental health crisis touches all of us.
Think about the frustration of trying to navigate a system that feels like a maze. Imagine a parent desperate to help an anxious child, a friend mourning someone lost to suicide or a child watching an aging parent slip away to dementia.
Too many people don’t get the help they need. Because the system wasn’t built to handle the scale and complexity of mental illness. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
CAMH leads the way forward. CAMH is Canada’s leading mental health hospital—and the only place where care, research, education, and policy come together to transform mental health for everyone.
Where the money goes
Patient experience
Ensure every person has the support they need, and the compassion and dignity they deserve on their journey.
Life-saving research
Fuel groundbreaking discoveries - from developing new treatments for postpartum blues and Alzheimer’s, to improving culturally appropriate care for underserved populations.
Breaking down stigma
Lead education, advocacy and outreach efforts that reduce stigma, provide evidence-based resources, and build a more understanding, informed society.
How your money could help
Emergency Kit
$34
Basic necessities, like a toothbrush and a pair of socks, mean everything to patients who arrive with nothing. That means that for every one emergency kit given, one additional kit will be donated—making your gift go twice as far.
“When patients receive gifts, the shock and joy on their faces when they realize people care truly makes a difference.”
—Jeff Mudrick, CTRS, Recreation Therapist, Concurrent Youth Unit
Health Bundle
$750
Provide the tools for health and well-being. With one bundle, you are opening the door to better health and wellness for multiple patients. This bundle includes items that will help to improve health—from dental check-ups to Healing through Art. Maximize the impact of your gift today.
“A Gift of Light can provide the space for patients to create, express themselves, and share their stories in a way they haven’t been able to before, and in the process, inspire others to do the same.”
—Gina Oades, Occupational Therapist, Social Determinants of Health
Comfort Bundle
$1,350
Provide self-care items for patients when they need it most. With one bundle, you are ensuring multiple patients know they are not alone. This bundle includes items that will help to provide comfort — from emergency kits to fresh pajamas and slippers. Maximize the impact of your gift today.
“When patients receive gifts, the shock and joy on their faces when they realize people care truly makes a difference.”
—Jeff Mudrick, CTRS, Recreation Therapist, Concurrent Youth Unit
Go Dry this Feb
Feel the difference, be the difference
Challenge yourself to go alcohol-free for 28 days this February and raise vital funds for CAMH and help to forge a better path for mental health care.