Key Initiatives
The Mental Health Foundation raises funds to support essential programs and services that help Albertans with mental health and addictions challenges. We are proud to partner with these initiatives that are making real change in the lives of people through research, facility enhancements, patient supports, and education.
Wellness4MDs
Within a complex healthcare system medical professionals are being pushed to the limit. The Mental Health Foundation is proud to partner with Wellness4MDs, a text based service providing support for medical professionals. Many physicians are experiencing high levels...
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
Alberta Hospital Edmonton (AHE) is a fully accredited psychiatric hospital operating under Alberta Health Services. The Mental Health Foundation is proud to support Alberta Hospital Edmonton, enhancing patient care with essential programs and services. AHE delivers...
Access 24/7
Adult Intake Services The Mental Health Foundation is proud to support Access 24/7, ensuring mental health and addiction services for adults are easily accessible. Adult mental health and addiction intake services are available over the phone or in-person at Edmonton...
Kickstand & Kickstand Connect
Kickstand offers free integrated mental health services for young people ages 12-25 in Alberta. The Mental Health Foundation is proud to partner with Kickstand, ensuring mental health and addictions services for youth are easy to access across the province. While...
Little Things
Two care specialists share how donations sometimes mean survival. The Mental Health Foundation is proud to support Little Things, ensuring vulnerable people have support. Some people don’t notice them. Others choose to ignore them. Often, they fall through the cracks....
Text4Hope
This free service provides daily supportive text messages written by mental health therapists. The Mental Health Foundation is proud to partner with Text4Hope, bringing positive, supportive messages to your phone. You are not alone, there are supports, and there is...
Hope4Ukraine
A text-based mental health resource for CanadiansFree messaging service provides support in four languages. Resilience&Hope4Ukraine is an Alberta-based, multi-lingual innovation that follows the success of Text4Hope. Anyone feeling increased anxiety, stress, or...
Text4Amal: Text4Hope in Arabic
The Mental Health Foundation is proud to collaborate with the Canadian Arab Institute and the RBC Foundation to launch Text4Amal, a free supportive texting program for the Arabic community in Canada.Text4Amal is an expansion of a research-proven Albertan-based mental...
More Good Days
MoreGoodDays program provides young people with text-based mental health support.Alberta Blue Cross and the Mental Health Foundation have partnered with Kickstand to launch MoreGoodDays—a mental wellness messaging service that delivers daily advice and inspiration to...
rTMS
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) uses magnets to stimulate targeted areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions. It is a painless, non-invasive procedure for those with treatment-resistant depression, and is virtually free of side...
Day Hospital Program
Alberta Hospital Edmonton (AHE) brings a community philosophy to an inpatient environment.The first of its kind in the Edmonton Zone, the Day Hospital program provides a cost-effective alternative to being admitted into a hospital, where patients often must stay...