Mental Health
Maintaining positive mental health is essential for overall well-being at all stages of life. And when life feels heavy for members of our community, help is readily available thanks to your support. Your generosity sustains a network of frontline services, ensuring that people have access to quick and affordable mental health, substance use, and crisis care when they need it most.
Mental Health
Why We Need You
Mental illness shouldn’t lead to poverty, but far too often it does. Discrimination prevents many from education and employment, making it hard to earn a livable income. As a result, many spend years below the poverty line, facing limited options and daily hardship. People with mental illness often live in chronic poverty, unable to break the cycle due to stigma and systemic barriers. With your support, we can invest in local programs that break down
these barriers and help people build stable, healthy, and connected lives.
In our communities, 1 in 6 youth live with mood or anxiety disorders, and 46% of high schoolers report poor or fair mental health.
How
MAKE A BIG IMPACT
With a gift of $100+/ month, or $1,200+ annually, you can become a United Way Leadership donor. You’ll drive lasting change and support vital programs that families, seniors, and children rely on. Step up, and lead with purpose. Come join a powerful local network, today!
$100/Month
Provides one year of 24/7 on-call support to help distress line volunteers navigate challenges while answering calls
$30/Month
provides one individual with 6 fully subsidized counseling sessions with a registered psychotherapist
Changing lives. Together.
These are challenging times, but together, we are ensuring that those in need have access to the help they deserve today, while building a better tomorrow – for everyone.
Are you or someone you know needing support?
Reach out by dialing 211—a free, confidential, 24/7 service available nationwide in Canada. Accessible in over 150 languages via phone, web, and text, 211 connects individuals to the appropriate information and services. Every day, this helpline offers a lifeline to care and resources for those in vulnerable circumstances, including seniors, newcomers, Indigenous communities, and beyond.