Courage to Come Back Awards 2006

CAMH Foundation Annual Report 2005 - 2006

On May 9, 2006, the CAMH Foundation hosted the 13th annual Courage to Come Back Awards Dinner. Guests were touched and inspired by the award recipients’ humbling stories of courage and triumph in the face of their illnesses and associated stigma. The awards are presented to seven Ontarians who have overcome mental illness or addiction and now use their experiences to help others. The stories of our 2006 Courage recipients appear in "Helping People Realize Their Potential and Help Others".

2006 Courage to Come Back Award recipients: (l-r) Cheryl Peever, Jay Fewkes, Jessica Weihrich, Doug Cridland, Hope McCron, Amy Sky and Robin Harvey (Click picture to see larger image)

Close to 800 people attended the event to honour our award recipients

This year's Courage To Come Back Awards ceremony stage featured Transforming Lives awareness campaign ads, recorded commentary by award recipients and digital imaging of the evening's events.

A special thanks to all contributors to the 2006 Courage to Come Back Awards.

See the complete listing of our donors in PDF format.


Singer-songwriter Amy Sky was honoured for her candour about her struggle with postpartum depression. Guests were treated to a moving rendition of her song "I Will Take Care of You."	The Honourable George Smitherman, Ontario's Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, surprised the audience by choosing the occasion to share publicly his personal struggle with addiction for the first time, in an effort to break down stigma and encourage people to seek help.