health begins with the mind
Annual Report 2011 - 2012
our guiding principles
OUR VISION IS...
OUR MANDATE IS...
To promote a society that values mental health and
supports recovery of persons living with mental illness.
OUR MISSION IS...
To improve the well-being of Canadians by supporting
research on mental health and mental illness.
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To raise and distribute funds for mental health research in the areas of biomedical, clinical science, health systems and services, and social, cultural, environmental and other aspects that affect mental health
To enhance the profile and need for mental health research
To increase funding available for mental health research
To transfer knowledge to support the application of the outcomes of mental health research
To regularly assess the value and impact of mental health research.
OUR CORE VALUES ARE ...
Celebrating over thirty
years of funding mental
health and addiction
research and translating
the knowledge gained to
help those in need.
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Mental health is integral to overall well-being
The hope of recovery from mental illness is available to all
Stigma should not be tolerated and people living with mental health issues should be treated with dignity and fairness
Research on mental health and mental illness is essential to improve the lives of all persons including those already living with mental illness
Collaboration, inclusiveness, and communication with stakeholders is essential for the success of Healthy Minds Canada.
“Our funding supports valuable research that promotes recovery through ground-breaking discoveries.”
The past year was a year of promise that has progressed into new and exciting opportunities for Healthy Minds Canada (HMC). Opportunities that will benefit not only the research community, but parents, families and individuals facing mental health issues all across Canada. These new opportunities have been made possible thanks to you; our friends, supporters, partners and donors.
We have achieved new success despite current economic pressures that are presenting all charities with serious fundraising challenges. HMC has been able to adapt and make better use of every resource by working collaboratively with community partners in all HMC initiatives. This collaborative approach avoids duplication, builds the capacity of all partners involved and is a better longer
lasting investment with a stronger impact.
With increased collaboration and more and more people speaking openly about the importance of mental health each day, HMC has been able to:
Introduce a new social media strategy that has established contact
with over a million friends and followers, giving people across
Canada the opportunity to share their voice on mental health issues
and strengthen networks and partnerships.
Reach thousands of people across Canada in over 40 different
communities through knowledge transfer and anti-stigma events
hosted collaboratively with researchers and community partners
across the country.
Raise a record $300,000 for mental health and addiction research
thanks to all the guests who attended the 2011 Silver Dinner.
Thanks to these successes, HMC is pleased to announce that new research will be funded in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in the upcoming year.
As we evolve, HMC has stayed true to its mission to fund this valuable research and its translation because we believe research is key to recovery. Without this research, mental health practitioners cannot provide best-practice evidence-based treatments and services. To help facilitate this, HMC is forming partnerships that transform research into the practice desperately needed by so many.
I extend a gracious thank you to all our supporters, our Healthy Minds Canada’s board of directors, staff and volunteers, who have been instrumental in helping to steer our initiatives forward and build
on our success as a national charity. HMC is the only national charity that funds all aspects of mental health and addiction research, and with your help, we are continuing to build the foundation for
change in the future of mental health and addictions.
There is much to look forward to with innovative research findings coming forward every day. Please lend your support to keep the momentum going and change the lives of the future through the research minds of today. Please take a moment to review the report that follows to learn more about our accomplishments and our efforts in finding better treatments and services for those in need.
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From research to communities, please join our mission.
Michael Howlett
Chair, Board of Directors
a message from our chair
healthy minds - healthy communities
STUDENT COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVES U OF T’S OT PROGRAM
WHEN SOMETHING’S WRONG
HANDBOOK SERIES
Students from the University of Toronto’s Occupational
Therapy (OT) Program made Healthy Minds Canada their
charity of choice for 2012. The much anticipated release of the new When Something’s
Wrong handbooks is fast approaching.
Throughout the 2011-2012 school year, over eighty OT
students participated in various grassroots fundraising
activities to raise money for mental health and addiction
research. HMC would like to thank these emerging healthcare
professionals for seeing the need and value for mental health
and addiction research and for taking the lead to build more
support for this important cause.
Thanks to our lead sponsor, the CIBC Children’s Foundation,
the Alice and Murray Maitland Foundation and partners
from across North America, the teacher and family versions
of HMC’s When Something’s Wrong handbooks offer new
chapters on Concurrent Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder and Understanding Adolescent Brain Development. Consultations with working groups comprised of leading
mental health professionals, community service providers,
educators and family members ensure that all chapters are
current, relevant, practical and easy to understand.
Reserve your copy now!
donation from
U of T
students
/HealthyMindsCanada
CONNECTING HEALTHY MINDS
THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
Healthy Minds Canada’s new facebook and twitter profiles have
reached over one million people across Canada and climbing.
Thanks to a generous grant offered by Facebook, media
advertising company Starcom designed a fresh and exciting
new look to HMC’s Facebook page and launched a campaign
that consistently engages fifty thousand people each day.
These social media tools provide a safe platform for dialogue
and the sharing of personal stories that help to break down
the stigma that surrounds mental illness. They have opened
doors to new partnerships across the country, engaged more
people in HMC activities and reached more people with valuable
information and resources.
Please like and follow us as we launch new campaigns and build
a network of support for mental health.
@Healthy_Minds
4 out of 5
children receive the help they need.
HMC is continuing to work for the 1 in 5 who don’t.
To share your story
and hear about
others, log onto:
Online Parent Anti-Stigma Tool
Developed in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Health Strategy Innovation Cell and leading Canadian experts on child
and adolescent mental health, HMC’s web-based parent tool is an interactive program that will help parents and caregivers find
reliable information on different mental health issues, recommendations on how to manage these issues and stories of personal
experiences from other parents and peers.
It is a highly dynamic and personalized tool, that provides recommendations and strategies that are endorsed by internationally
renowned clinicians, all through an accessible online profile.
www.myhealthyminds.ca
helping parents cope
imagine the future...
pop quiz...
what is the recovery rate for people living with bipolar?
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RESEARCH
SUCCESS IN MOTION
Imagine the future free of mental illness. By investing in HMC
and the best research from nationwide competitions, you are
investing in the brightest research minds across Canada and
the minds of the millions of Canadians affected by mental
health issues. Communities, families, and future generations
benefit from every dollar invested as each day we find better
treatments and services in all areas of mental health.
In 2006, Dr. Erin Michalak won an HMC new investigator award for her project Wireless Mood Monitoring in Bipolar Disorder. The
results of this study found that specially programmed mobile devices may increase an individual’s daily monitoring of their mood
and lead to interventions that could potentially avoid a relapse.
Since 1980, HMC has funded close to 400 research projects
at 42 teaching hospitals and universities across Canada and
has launched the careers of many new investigators who are
now internationally renowned scientists and clinicians.
With further research, we can save more lives. We would like
to thank our many donors for supporting HMC research and
invite others to join our efforts. Please see the following
summaries of HMC funded research; research that has built
a strong foundation for further investigation and investment.
75,000
baby boomer Canadians
50+ years of age live
with Bipolar Disorder.
Building on these successful findings, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is currently supporting a $750,000
4-year multi-site grant that is focusing on Bipolar Disorder (BD) in the aging population. Over two-hundred participants, with
a BD diagnosis of 10 years or more, are being recruited from Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto and asked to report on their
current mood, medication adherence and recent life events, twice daily. GPS and tablet-type devices (e.g. iPad) are being used
to track participant self-report measures.
With this new research, more powerful and personalized tools can be developed; tools that
would allow individuals to self-manage this disorder and improve their quality of life.
This BD study funded by the CIHR Social Dimensions of Aging panel was
made possible by HMC foundation funding and the pilot data generated from HMC’s grant.
“It’s not just about
generating new
knowledge, it’s about
getting that knowledge
into the hands
of those
who need it.”
8 out of 10 !
This number is
expected to grow by
300%
over the next
decade.
people living with bipolar
recover with treatment
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fact or fiction...
do people with schizophrenia have split personalities?
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
NICOTINE AND SCHIZOPHRENIA
FUNDING NEW RESEARCH IN
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH
Approximately 85-95% of people living with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes; a smoking rate nearly three
times higher than that found in the general population.
Healthy Minds Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of the new
HMC Children’s Mental Health Research Award offered in partnership
with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Through this
opportunity, HMC will provide awards to the top six ranking children’s
mental health research projects from CIHR’s Fall 2012 competition;
award recipients will be announced in 2013. Through this partnership,
HMC will be supporting the best peer-reviewed research in Canada.
In the HMC funded study, Nicotine-induced increases in neural inhibition as a mechanism of acute symptom
attenuation among patients with Schizophrenia, Dr. Bruce Christensen explores the causes of smoking
amongst people living with schizophrenia. This was done by examining the brain’s response to nicotine (i.e.
neurophysiological impact) and the psychosocial factors (e.g., social contact, free time, etc.) associated
with smoking.
In this study, participants were asked to abstain from smoking for one night. Their psychiatric symptoms
and brain activity were measured the next day using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Participants
were then randomly given either a nicotine patch or a patch with no active ingredient before undergoing
a re-evaluation of their symptoms and brain activity. In addition to this test, researchers developed,
validated and asked study participants to complete a self-reporting instrument to assess the psychosocial
factors associated with smoking.
These awards are made possible through RBC’s Kite for Kids campaign
and matching donations made by guests at HMC’s 2011 Silver Dinner. A gracious thank you to all our contributors for helping to find the best
treatments and services possible for our children.
Some results from this study suggest that nicotine increases brain activity and decreases negative emotions
in people with schizophrenia. Study participants also reported that smoking improves their poor cognition;
a well-documented impairment with schizophrenia. Other psychosocial factors identified were very similar
to those reported by the general population suggesting that the same smoking cessation approaches may
be effectively employed with people living with schizophrenia.
This study provides a strong foundation for future research to further explore the
causes and impacts of smoking in people living with schizophrenia.
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Fiction! Schizophrenia is often confused with
Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple
Personality Disorder. A typical symptom that affects the
estimated 385,000 Canadians living with schizophrenia
includes hearing voices, not multiple personalities.
“Healthy Minds
Canada is playing a
pivotal role in preparing
Canada’s rising research
stars to discover
tomorrow’s hidden facts,
ones that promise to
alleviate and cure mental
illness.”
funding new research
in children’s mental health
early intervention is key!
“People are more
afraid of stigma
than the mental
illness itself.”
GRADE 7 STUDENT,
SUDBURY ONTARIO
HEALTHY MINDS - HEALTHY FAMILIES
In 2010, the RBC Foundation pledged the largest gift they have made to a children’s mental
health project by supporting HMC’s Healthy Minds – Healthy Families (HMHF) project. Now entering its third year, HMHF has reached close to 40 communities across the country,
directly impacting thousands of children and their families. The HMHF project provides
education, training and programs to help break down the stigma that creates barriers to
better treatments and increases supports for parents and children who are affected by mental
health issues. The key to the success of this project are the many partners who are involved
and supporting this initiative.
where we
are across
Canada!
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YOUTH SUMMITS
In partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association, HMC is hosting youth summits in 15 cities across Canada. Based on the Talking About Mental Illness (TAMI) model developed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, these
summits bring together a hundred or more young people from across a region to share their own personal experiences
with mental health issues.
This component of the HMHF project engages schools, teachers, parents and community organizations in the planning
and delivery of these events to ensure a collaborative community approach that supports youth mental health and helps
break down stigma. These summits provide a safe environment for youth to talk about mental health and helps them to develop resiliency and
carry the conversation back into their communities.
Anti-Stigma Youth Summits
FRIENDS Program Training
Steven Page
performing at
the Sudbury
youth summit
First Responder Training
Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia
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pop quiz...
how many Canadians
are affected by mental illness?
OMAC 2011
Toronto
Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia
On Saturday October 1, 2011 HMC shared the outcomes of ground-breaking research with nearly 800 community members at teaching
hospitals and universities across Canada. Leading scientists and clinicians associated with HMC’s partnering research institutes,
volunteered their time to plan, coordinate and host half day symposia offering parents and family members with hope based on new
approaches and better treatments for their loved ones. Admission was free and offered an excellent opportunity for families to interact
with researchers, gather resources and connect with other families and professionals.
Participating cities included Vancouver, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Durham Region, Kingston, Montreal, Toronto and Halifax with
each symposium customizing it’s content to meet the needs of their local communities. Presentations addressed a diverse range of
health and mental health needs including Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Alzheimer Disease, Mood Disorders, Addictions and Dementia. Connections between mental health and other health diseases such as Diabetes, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease were also explored.
Thank you to HMC’s Professional Advisory Board, lead coordinators and volunteers for their dedication and hard work and to all our
sponsors, The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Our Ladies of the Prairies Foundation and
The Sick Kids Hospital Foundation, for their support in making this possible.
Training for Early Intervention
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC) serve thousands of children and youth across the country. Next to parents, families and
teachers, BGCC staff provide integral support for our children.
Through the HMHF Project, BGCC staff from across Canada have been provided training in first responder mental health and
the FRIENDS program; an evidence based program that reduces anxiety in children. Research shows that early identification and
intervention of mental health issues is key to recovery and quality of life. With BGCC staff better trained on mental health, the
thousands of children this organization serves are more likely to receive the early intervention they need. The impact of this training
on the young people BGCC serves is currently being evaluated.
HMC
Office
1 in 5 Canadians are affected
by mental illness, some experts
say that the number is even higher.
“Very informative and
it gave me
some excellent tools
and information
that I will utilize.”
FROM PARENTS
IN HALIFAX
engaging the community
overcoming the odds!
Silken
Laumann
Success of 2011
Reaching new heights, the 2011 Silver Dinner welcomed over 600 guests for a fun-filled evening of entertainment and sharing. Lead sponsor CIBC, fifty other corporate sponsors and our many
long-time supporters helped HMC to raise a record $300,000 in support of mental health and addiction research. Thanks to all of our sponsors and guests, board of directors, Silver Dinner committee members, volunteers and staff for making this evening such a success. Truly committed to the cause, Mary Ito, host of CBC Radio’s Fresh Air, returned as the Master of Ceremonies and kept the evening on schedule with elegance and grace. The evening began with a lovely
performance by aspiring soprano Tessa Victoria Laengert, and the WRENS who shared nostalgic songs which brought warmth and smiles to many hearts. Toronto’s Fire Chief Bill Stewart and his Firefighters
were acknowledged for their efforts and courage that often place them in harm’s way to keep our communities and families safe.
A tribute was paid to the great philanthropic work of one of our founding directors and a dear friend, Mr. John A.Tory who passed earlier in the year. Honourary, past and current board members, long-time supporters and great friends of the Tory family joined us as we celebrated Mr. Tory and his many great accomplishments.
Silken Laumann, Canadian Olympic Rowing Champion, closed the evening with one of the most powerful and heartfelt stories the Silver Dinner has ever seen. Silken shared the challenges associated
with bringing together a blended family and learning to support the special needs of a child living with Autism. Silken’s experiences touched everyone in the room and prompted a long standing ovation
with resonating applause.
A deep thank you to Silken and her family for sharing their most personal experiences in order to help others.
Please visit www.silverdinner.ca for more information!
2012 Silver Dinner
Please join us on Wednesday November 21, 2012 at The Westin Harbour Castle with Keynote Speaker
Derek “Turk” Sanderson, a hockey legend best known for his time spent with the Boston Bruins. Mr. Sanderson will share his story of how he quickly went from being the highest paid athlete in the
world to homeless and crippled due to an alcohol and drug addiction. Please join us, as we celebrate
Mr. Sanderson’s success in beating his addictions and learn how he is now giving back to those in need.
Derek
Sanderson
“I wish to congratulate you for the beautiful event last night. John A. Tory
Memorial
Presentation
It was impeccable - The epitome of elegance in simplicity. Kudos to you all.”
PLATINUM SPONSOR
CIBC
VIP SPONSOR
TD Bank Group
GOLD SPONSORS
Elizabeth Tory and Family
SILVER SPONSORS
Accenture Duck Creek
Addenda Capital Inc.
Aon Benfield Canada ULC
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Just Energy Group Inc.
KPMG LLP
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Mackenzie Investments
Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
RBC
Russell Investments
Scotiabank Group
Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd.
BRONZE SPONSORS (cont’d)
Greystone Managed Investments Inc.
Inmet Mining
iter8 Inc.
Jarislowsky Fraser Limited
Lundbeck
Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
MDC Partners Inc.
Mensante
Microdea
Parker Management Consulting Inc.
Pizzaville
PPI
R.J.McCarthy L.P.
The Birks Family Foundation
The Bogden Family
Veritas Communications
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers!
This event would simply not be possible without our dedicated and talented volunteers.
Troy Bolton
Ida Gianvito
Judy Hermann
Christina Howlett
Jacqueline Jamieson
Gabi Qiu
Panthea Rad
Katie Robinette
The Students of Bishop
Strachan School
Ivan Viviani
Jason Wei
Performers
Tessa Victoria Laengert, Soprano
The Wrens: Diane Huba, Margaret Haliburton, Janet Watts, Pauline Hebb
Silver Dinner Committee
Marlene Kalchos
Elizabeth Vanstone (Co-Chair)
Michael Sharp
Staunton Bowen (Co-Chair)
Nancy Siew
Pierina Cincinnato (Staff)
MARKETING SPONSOR
MPP Marketing Group Inc.
MEDIA SPONSORS
bp Canada
esperanza Magazine
Magpie Media Inc.
Mediation Station (CHHA 1610 AM Radio Voces Latinas)
Mental Notes
Moods Magazine
BRONZE SPONSORS
Accenture
Canadian Mental Health Association
CAW-Canada
Chestnut Hill Homes & Terra Development Services Limited
Discount Car and Truck Rentals GreeneStone Muskoka
The W.R.E.N.S.
thank you to all our 2011 Silver Dinner sponsors!
celebrating our generous supporters
Thank you to all our donors for their generous gifts and support of mental health. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy.
However, if your name has been omitted, misspelled or incorrectly placed, please accept our apologies and let us know.
Accenture Inc.
Addenda Capital Inc.
Sharilyn Aitken
Debra Alexander
Alice and Murray Maitland Foundation
Judge Normand Allaire
John Amendola
Aon Benfield Canada ULC
Dr. Neil Applebaum
Carolyn Archibald
Robert and Anne Armstrong
Steven Astritis
Walter M. & Lisa Balfour Bowen
Mary Balfoyle
Bass & Murphy
Geoffrey Belsher
Stephanie Bird
Gabrielle Bird
Jennifer Blunt
Dean Bouroukis
Chris Bovaird
J. Birks Bovaird
Staunton Bowen
Michael Boyce
John Bradlow
F. Blyth Brown
David S.L. Brown
Cynthia Burton
Canadian Autoworkers Union
(CAW)
Canadian Mental Health
Association
Patricia Carlson
David Carmichael
Neil & Blanche Carragher
Juliane Cayer
Sanjay Cherian
Sean Christie
CIBC
Pierina Cincinnato
Charlie Cipolla
Frances C. La Clare
Jennifer Clark
Connie Contardi
Dudley Cosford
Dr. Nicholas J. Coupland
Carol Cowan
Brenda Crookshank
Michael Cruickshank
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
Frank D'Amico
Ley Davison
Neil D'Cruz
Sara & Xavier Debane
Ismael DeLeon
Deschamps
Michael Diamond
Discount Car and Truck Rental
Vreni Ducommun
Margaret Dunn
J. Trevor Eyton
David B. Feather
Pamela Ferenbach
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
Ian Fish
Gerald Fitzgerald
Paul Fleming
Brian Forster
David Gallagher
Joe & Lori Galliera
Dana Garcia
Charles Gerber
Cathy Gibbs
Dominique Gilbert
Jane Gill
Dennis G. Giokas
Madison Giuliano
Lionel Goffart
Dorothy Barbara Goldring
Zoe Gordon
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Laurence Grant
Valerie Grdisa
Al & Malka Green
Eileen Greene
Greystone Managed Investments
Stephen Griggs
Riva Grinshpan
Howard Gross
Stephen Hafner
Gail Hamilton
Peter K. Harding
Henry White Kinnear Foundation
Castella Herve
Ken and Judy Hills
Beverly Hitchman
William Ho
Ellen Hoaken
Edward Hofstede
Christina Howlett
Katharine Howlett
Nigel Hollidge
Jillian Horne
Maryse Hurtubise
Jane Humphrey
Inmet Mining Corporation
Insurance Brokers Association of
Hamilton
Integracare Inc.
iter8 Incorporated
Pat Jacklin
Delbert & Eleanor Jackson
Joyce Johnston
Just Energy Corp.
Wafa Kadri
Marlene Kalchos
Joanna Katchutas
Anthony Keating
John Kelleher
IN HONOUR GIFTS:
From time to time, HMC receives gifts to honour family and
friends on special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries
and retirements. This year, gifts were received in honour of:
Amanda Kelly
Janet & Tim Kennish
Inta Kierans
Dr. Edward and Barbara Kingstone
KPMG LLP
Cathy Labett
Paul Ladouceur
J. Warren Laing
Ron Lalonde
Maria Luisa Lane
Alexander Lane
Phil and Pamela LaPalme
Carrie Lau
Stephen Lavoie
D. Michael Lay
Christine Lay
David Lay and Family
Ralph Lean, Q.C.
Nadia Lekas
Leon's Furniture Limited
Margaret Little
Grace Locilento
Lundbeck Canada Inc.
Larry Lundy
Ruth Lynn
Alan Lysaght
Marion Lyver
Janet G. MacInnis
Mackenzie Financial Services Inc.
Robert MacNicol
Macquarie Group Foundation Ltd.
Blythe Malloy
Adam Marcus
Deborah Martin
Charles McCabe
R. J. McCarthy
William McDonnell
John McKay
Mike McKay
Wayne McLeod
Birks Bovaird
T. Emmett Kevin McNeil
Jacqueline Moss
Mary Jo McMenamin
MDC Partners Inc.
Medicine Shoppe Canada Inc.
Mensante Corporation
Jane Meredith
Microdea Inc.
Alan & Mary Middleton
Barbara L. Mildon
Jean Milligan
Maureen Milne
Susanne Mitchell
Paul Morse
Lambert Morvan
Bruce and Marcia Murray
Virginia Murray
Sally Ann Noznesky
Jamie O'Born
Lisa O'Connor
Marc Odette
Paul Odette
The Honourable Justice Edward
F. Ormston
Greg Osborne
Mary Ann Oughtred
Our Lady of the Prairie
Foundation
P & L Odette Charitable Foundation
Paul Pape
Parker Management Consulting
Incorporated (PMC Inc)
Robert and Ann Paterson
Mollie Patterson
Lynn Patterson
Marny and Marc Pearsall
Albert M. Pereira
Art Petronis
Mylan Pharmaceuticals
Pilkington-Henniger Charitable
Trust
Pizzaville Inc.
IN MEMORIUM GIFTS:
Healthy Minds Canada wishes to express our
deepest sympathy to the family and friends for
their loss.
Alison Porter
PPI
Lily Puri-Roa
Anita Rapp
RBC
RBC Foundation
Martha Reeve
Patrick Reid
RHB Group LP
Paul Rolston
Heather Ross
Kenneth Rotenberg
Neville Ruskin
Michael Ruskin
Colin Ruskin
Russell Investments Canada Ltd.
Ranjeev Sandhu
Phyllis Santone
Michele L. Saum
Judith Schwartz
The Schizophrenia Research Fund
at the Niagara Community
Foundation
Scotiabank
Harry T. Seymoor
Elan Sibilia
Sick Kids Foundation
Nancy Siew
David Simon
Ross Sinclair
Barry Singer
Herb Singer
Matt Skipp
Michael Soble
Sheldon Spring
Howard & Nancy Stark
Bill Steward
Melanie Stockwell
Sean Stockwell
Cailey Stollery
Robert Andrews
Jean Heaslip
Leyla Sbai-Tarqi
John A. Tory
The Christopher
Lackenbauer Memorial
Fund at the Niagara
Community Foundation
Victoria Stollery
Strategic Charitable Giving
Foundation
Marlene Sullivan
Elizabeth Summers
Dr. Richard Swinson
Rena Tallis
Chris Tambakis
TD Bank Group
The Birks Family Foundation
The Bogden Family
The Gord & Donna Feeney Family
Foundation
The Jarislowsky Foundation
The McColl-Early Foundation
The Ontario Trillium Foundation
Glenn & Gloria Thompson
Tom and Ruth Kritsch Family
Foundation
Jennifer Tory
Elizabeth Tory & Family
Heather Trim
Anne Unwin
Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd.
Jeff Van Kessel
Elizabeth Vanstone
Vaudry
Steven Warsh
Janet Watson
Becky West
Karon West
Murray Whitby
Nicholas Williams
Scott Wilson
Holly Winter
Edward Winter
Stewart and Marilyn Wright
Jean Carol Wu
Barry Yontef
Rowena Sui-Wan Yu
summary of financial statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
Revenues
Events
Project specific grants
Donations
Handbook sales
Investment
Other
Legacies and bequests
Gain on disposal of assets
Expenditures
Administrative
Fundraising
Education and awareness
Research
Surplus of revenues over expenditures
Unrealized gain on temporary investments
Fund balances, beginning of year
Fund balances, end of year
Operating Fund Restricted Fund Endowment Fund
$303,463
327,000
49,539
73,838
29,283
4,210
8,235
3,713
390,208
400,838
8,235
42,225
262,172
22,693
11,934
339,024
51,184
239,158
$290,342
296,236
296,236
104,602
288,879
$393,481
8,235
419,833
$428,068
Total 2012
$303,463
327,000
123,377
29,283
12,445
3,713
799,281
Total 2011
$298,092
254,286
97,048
69,675
7,233
7,035
444
733,813
42,225
262,172
318,929
11,934
635,260
164,021
947,870
$1,111,891
56,448
232,580
195,213
22,634
506,875
226,938
720,932
$947,870
On behalf of HMC’s Board of Directors,
I am pleased to report that HMC has maintained its upward momentum with increased revenue and asset growth for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. With
a significant increase in project funding and individual donations, HMC has
improved its financial position and strengthened its sustainability.
The increase in expenditures this fiscal year are mainly due to HMC having
expanded its educational and knowledge translation activities, thereby reaching
more communities throughout Canada and building more support for mental
health and addiction research.
HMC also experienced a modest increase in our investment funds balance
establishing a strong foundation for further growth in the coming years.
BALANCE SHEET
Assets
Current Assets
Cash
Temporary investments
Amounts receivable
Inventory
Prepaid expenses
Due from related party
Long-term investments
Capital Assets
J. Birks Bovaird
$148,670
129,053
28,477
43,307
4,595
354,102
3,797
$357,899
$287,797
105,684
393,481
$393,481
428,068
428,068
$428,068
$436,467
662,805
28,477
43,307
4,595
1,175,651
3,797
$1,179,448
$331,241
632,625
16,828
56,688
7,075
1,044,457
1,271
$1,045,728
$34,608
32,949
67,557
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$34,608
32,949
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290,342
$357,899
393,481
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1,111,891
$1,179,448
947,870
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Research grants payable
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Treasurer and Chair, Audit and Finance Committee
acknowledging our team
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. William G. Honer (Chair)
Dr. Bruce Christensen (Vice-Chair)
Dr. Xin-Min Li
Jack Bell Chair in Schizophrenia
Research Professor
Centre for Complex Disorders
University of British Columbia
Department Vice-Chair of Research and
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
St. Joseph’s Centre for Mountain Health Services
Director, Neuroscience Research Program
Professor and Ruth Hurd Research Chair
Department of Psychiatry and Department of
Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Assistant Dean, International Graduate Program
University of Manitoba
Dr. Nicholas J. Coupland
Dr. Ellen L. Lipman
Director, Psychopharmacology Research Unit
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Alberta
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
Dr. Jean Addington
Alberta Centennial Mental Health Chair & Novartis
Chair in Schizophrenia Research
Department of Psychiatry
Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary
Dr. Martin Alda
Dr. Kathyrn J. Gill
Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Scholar
Researcher, Brain Repair Centre
Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Killam Chair in Mood Disorders
Dalhousie University
Research Director, Addictions Unit
McGill University Health Centre
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
McGill University
Dr. Derryck H. Smith
Dr. Ridha Joober
Dr. Richard Swinson
Dr. Pierre Blier
Assistant Director, PEPP-Montreal, Douglas Institute
Director, Schizophrenia and
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
McGill University
Canada Research Chair in Psychopharmacology
Endowed Chair in Mood Disorders Research
Director, Mood Disorders Research Unit
University of Ottawa Institute of
Mental Health Research
Dr. Martin Lepage
Director, Brain Imaging Centre
Douglas Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
McGill University
Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of British Columbia
Medical Director, Anxiety Treatment
and Research Centre
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Professor, Department of
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
Dr. John R. Walker
Director and Clinical Psychologist
Anxiety Disorders Clinic
St. Boniface General Hospital
Professor of Clinical Health Psychology
University of Manitoba
IN MEMORIUM
With loved ones by her side, Dr. Jeanette J.A.
Holden, a cherished member of Healthy Minds
Canada’s Professional Advisory Board passed
away on February 22, 2012 after a long and
valiant battle with Leukemia.
Since 1986, Dr. Holden was director of the
Cytogenetics & DNA Research Lab and the
Autism Research Laboratory at Ongwanada
and professor of Psychiatry and Physiology at
Queen’s University. A passionate and highly
respected researcher, Dr. Holden was inspired
by her brother who lives with Autism and fully
dedicated her life to finding the answers to this
brain disorder. Outcomes of her research have
benefited countless families and she has left a
legacy that we hope to continue to support
through Healthy Minds Canada’s work.
Would you like to know more? We’d be happy to assist, inquire with one of our staff today!
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Underwood Capital Partners Inc.
Jean Milligan
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DHR International
Jacqueline Moss
Executive Vice-President,
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CIBC
Katharine Howlett
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J. Birks Bovaird (Treasurer)
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Energy Fuels
Sanjay Cherian
Health Industry Lead, Canada
Accenture
Dr. Bruce Christensen
Department Vice-Chair of Research
and Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
McMaster University
St. Joseph’s Centre for Mountain Health Services
Pierina Cincinnato
Event Coordinator
Gabi Qiu
Administrative Assistant
Hon. Justice Edward Ormston
Ontario Court of Justice
Chair, Consent and Capacity Board
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Glenn Thompson (Secretary)
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Mark Tewksbury
Canadian Olympic Champion,
Author and Speaker
David B. Feather
President & CEO
Russell Investments
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