ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST 03.11.25

EDMONTON CONVENTION CENTRE & VIRTUALLY • 7-9 A.M.

Our signature event to raise awareness and funds for urgent mental health and addictions issues across Alberta.

Mental illness can affect any of us.

ANY AGE. ANY GENDER. ANY RACE. ANY SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND.

What are we fundraising for?

A Better Future

For all ages and stages, from childhood to the elderly, with no gaps in service. Long stigmatized and hidden, mental health and addictions issues have been at best, under-supported; at worst, ignored. With your help we are changing those perceptions.

our Key initiatives

The Breakfast Experience

Guests enjoy a plated chef-inspired breakfast, compelling speakers, and an opportunity network with industry peers.

We guide donor investments in high impact, essential areas.

Programs & Services

Impactful initiatives support those with mental health and addictions challenges.

Patient Supports

Accessible resources help individuals in treatment.

Research

Innovative procedures and equipment improve therapies.

Education & Awareness

Workshops and presentations strengthen community resilience.

Facility Enhancements

Comfortable, well-designed, and respectful spaces aid healing.

2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. David Goldbloom

Dr. Goldbloom completed an honours degree, majoring in Government, at Harvard University and then attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar where he obtained an M.A. in Physiological Sciences. He trained in medicine and psychiatry at McGill University and is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He was the founding Physician-in-Chief at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and subsequently Senior Medical Advisor there until his retirement from clinical practice in 2022.

He is the author of over 100 scientific articles and book chapters, has edited the Psychiatric Clinical Skills textbook, and co-edited Psychiatry in Primary Care: A Concise Canadian Pocket Guide. Dr. Goldbloom has provided numerous talks and lectures to student, professional, and public audiences.