CAMH Mental Health

mental health: What I have seen in the last decade is an extraordinary shift in attitudes and in progress, according to The Star. It's not all about money of course. Bell, for instance, is walking the talk by ensuring all managers have mental health training so people with mental health problems in the workplace have the support they need and managers have the resources necessary to recognize problems and help connect people to care and When I look back on the last decade in mental health, it's been nothing short of transformative. Back in the early days when I first joined the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation, we were daunted by the challenge of a $10-million campaign. The ability to find volunteers, attract people to serve on boards or associate their names with mental health was virtually unheard of. The stigma associated with mental illness was pervasive. By raising more than $100 million in 2011, the CAMH Foundation's campaign became the largest hospital fundraising campaign for mental health in North America. Bell Canada made the single largest corporate donation toward mental health with its $10-million gift to CAMH the same year, and members of the Campbell Family gave an incredible $30-million commitment to accelerate brain science research. Those involved on CAMH boards and those giving their time and money to the cause have increased exponentially. The crowds at fundraisers such as UnMasked now one of Toronto's signature events represent a who's who of Toronto society. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.