Partners for Mental Health
Partners for Mental Health (PFMH) is a Canadian charitable organization. PFMH was formed in support of the Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada, issued by the Mental Health Commission of Canada in 2009. The framework contained eight goals, including one to establish a broadly based social movement to drive change in mental health in Canada, which became PFMH’s mandate.
Activities
PFMH was founded by Michael J.L. Kirby[1] as the Partners for Mental Health Foundation under the auspices of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Kirby was the first chairperson of PFMH and remains its founding chair.
Partners for Mental Health became a registered charity in Canada in November 2010.[2] On April 2, 2012, it launched its first public engagement campaign, Not Myself Today, and officially began operating independently of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Partners for Mental Health is accredited by Imagine Canada.[3]
Launched in October 2013,[4] PFMH’s Right By You youth mental health campaign is focused on improving access to mental health-related services, treatment and support for children and youth, as well as on the establishment of a dedicated national youth suicide prevention fund.
Not Myself Today was the first initiative created by Partners for Mental Health. Originally launched in April 2012 as a broad engagement campaign for all Canadians,[5] Not Myself Today was refocused on workplace mental health in May 2013.[6]
Partners for Mental Health has won 2 awards: it was one of 10 charities worldwide to win a Project for Awesome 2014 award,[7] and its Right By You campaign video/PSA won the Best Nonprofit Video in the 2014 DoGooder Video Awards.[8]
See also
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Mental health
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Michael J.L. Kirby
References
- ↑ Picard, André (13 October 2013). "Exposing Canada’s ugly mental-health secret". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian Registered Charities - Detail Page".
- ↑ "Accredited Organizations - Imagine Canada".
- ↑ "Partners for Mental Health and the Hon. Michael Kirby announce plan to help reduce youth suicide rates in Canada for $1000 a child - Suicide is the leading cause of non-accidental death for young Canadians".
- ↑ "Not Myself Today: Every Canadian Encouraged to Pledge Support and Map their Mood this April".
- ↑ "Mental health in the workplace is a $51 billion elephant in the boardroom".
- ↑ "And the winning charities of the Project for Awesome are…". Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Winners From 2014 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards". Retrieved 19 May 2015.