Without mental health, there is no health.

Our mission is to enrich the lives of the one in five Canadians living with mental illness.

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Why Mental Health?

1 in 5
Canadians will experience a mental illness every year.
50%
of Canadians will experience a mental illness by 40 years of age.
86%
of Canadians believe mental health services should be funded equally to physical health care.
500,000
employed Canadians are unable to work due to mental health problems every week.
$51 billion
is the economic burden of mental illness in Canada estimated every year, including health care costs, lost productivity, and reductions in health-related quality of life.
Source: Mental Health Commission of Canada

Recent Projects

The 2nd Edition of Project Saade: Progress for Mental Health’s Initiative to Fill Backpacks & School Supplies for Underprivileged Youth in Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
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August 2024

In its second year, Project Saade distributes over 1,300 backpacks with school supplies for the upcoming school year to underprivileged youth in Ottawa.

Project Saade distributes backpacks with school supplies for underprivileged youth in Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
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August 2023

Project Saade distributes over a thousand backpacks with supplies for new school year to underprivileged youth in Ottawa.

PFMH, Mayor of Barrie, and John Tavares Team Up to Fill School Backpacks for Underprivileged Youth
Barrie, Toronto, and Ottawa
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August 2023

The collaborative project will distribute school supplies in backpacks for underprivileged children in Barrie, Toronto, and Ottawa.

Latest News

The 2nd Edition of Project Saade: Progress for Mental Health’s Initiative to Fill Backpacks & School Supplies for Underprivileged Youth in Ottawa
For the second year in a row, Progress for Mental Health (PFMH) is proud to launch Project Saade, an initiative that distributed school supplies and backpacks to underprivileged youth in Ottawa.
Progress for Mental Health, Mayor of Barrie, and John Tavares Team Up to Fill School Backpacks for Underprivileged Youth
Progress for Mental Health (PFMH) along with the Providing Instruments for Excellence (PIE) Education and the John Tavares Foundation, headed by the Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, John Tavares and his wife Aryne Tavares, came together to distribute school supplies in backpacks for underprivileged children in Barrie, Toronto, and Ottawa.
Progress for Mental Health Announces Membership to International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership
Progress for Mental Health has become a member of a global collaborative focusing on improving mental health and addiction services.

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