Message from the President and CEO

 

The art on the cover of our report, Birds at the Well, was created by artist Margaret Shaw, a client at CAMH. We asked Margaret about the significance of the birds in her painting. She told us that the water in the well represents life, and the birds are reaching for the water and drinking. Birds, she said, are able to adapt over time. Some fly, some walk, some fish, some dig in the ground. And they soar.
 
Through the dedication and expertise of our staff, and your generosity, clients at CAMH find the strength  and courage to adapt to their illnesses. As Margaret says, "you need to accept it and grow with it-your illness is only a small part of you." In this report, you will meet Margaret and others who have found ways to adapt and drink from the well of life. These stories are possible thanks to your generosity and the care and support of camh's skilled and dedicated health professionals.

Your generous gifts allow us to bring new hope to people through innovative research, client-centred care, health promotion and initiatives in professional and public education. In our fight against the stigma of addiction and mental illness, every gift represents a victory.

CAMH has crafted careful plans to transform our Queen Street site into a unique and welcoming hospital for the 21st century. Volunteers and staff at the CAMH Foundation are working alongside our CAMH colleagues to share this vision with our community and to inspire their support.

We are very excited and deeply grateful for the level of interest and support to date. The groundwork has been laid for the most ambitious fundraising campaign ever undertaken in Canada for addiction and mental health, and our volunteer  leadership is second to none. We are ready to transform the landscape, and the way the world views addiction and mental illness.

With your help, we can soar!

Mary Deacon, President & CEO
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation

 

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