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Village Health Works delivers quality, compassionate health care in rural Burundi while addressing the root causes of poverty and disease. Our mission is grounded in dignity and driven by the belief that lasting health comes from more than medicine. Education is central to this vision. We support a thriving primary school and operate Kigutu International Academy, a world-class boarding secondary school that prepares talented young people to lead change in Burundi and beyond. Alongside health and education, we strengthen food security, create livelihoods, and support the arts. These investments build healthier communities and nurture peace in a country still recovering from civil war. With over 90 percent of our staff from Burundi, Village Health Works is powered by local leadership. Our doctors, teachers, and community partners are caring for patients today while training the next generation to build a stronger future. Village Health Works is not only a health and education system, it is a movement of resilience and hope that shows what is possible when compassion and community come together.

Vanier is a leader in helping children and youth age 0 to 14 and their families with emotional and behavioural issues. For over 40 years, we have served London and surrounding communities in southwestern Ontario with compassionate, best-practice and innovative programs and services. Many of the children we help are reacting to overwhelming stresses within their lives like death, divorce, violence, neglect, or parents with mental health or substance abuse problems. Some are coping with genetic conditions and problems resulting from parenting. Our programs and services are flexible and responsive to the specific needs of each family. We offer: •Crisis intervention •Residential services •Day treatment •Early years programming and various attachment therapies •Family counselling •Community outreach

For almost three decades, North Shore Schizophrenia Society has been helping family members cope with mental illness in a loved one and, through this vital support, has helped their mentally ill relatives in turn. It's support, too, of a unique, and uniquely valuable, kind. Our organization, as we explain on our website, "consists of family members and friends of the mentally ill who have been through it, know what others are going through and can share their experiences." Families helping families. Operating through our Family Support Centre, open five days a week (with crisis contact after hours), and with the assistance of staff, we provide support, counselling, information, education, advocacy and outreach services. The Centre helps families dealing with all serious mental illnesses: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety disorders. We fight stigma and advocate for families and patients. It's front-line work - and work that makes a difference.

Philos Health was formed in August 2004 to improve the health and well-being of people living in rural and under-served areas of the Philippines.

Sherbourne Health Centre offers innovative and specialized programs for LGBT youth and adults, for newcomers and for homeless and under-housed people. Key programs include the SOY (Supporting Our Youth) program for queer and trans youth (including various groups and drop-ins, as well as mentoring, and employment and housing support), the LGBTQ Parenting Network, and, province-wide, Rainbow Health Ontario. The Rotary Club of Toronto Health Buses and an Infirmary for acute convalescent care offer key support for homeless, unsafely housed and street-involved people within the local community. And individual counselling and group support are offered to newcomers. We are recognized for our respectful and non-judgemental approach, our expert staff and the very real impact we make on the lives of some of Toronto's most marginalized community members. Primary healthcare services are supported by the Ministry of Health, but we rely on voluntary donations to run our vital community progams.

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The Global Mental Health Partnership seeks to develop productive relationships between a wide range of individuals and organizations to facilitate the exchange of information and resources critical for mental health. They strive to combine the strengths of different groups using adaptive, holistic, and research-based methods to achieve long term reductions in the rates of mental illness and reduce the impact of existing mental health challenges.

Monica Place Waterloo offers a Residential Program for pregnant young women and for new moms and their babies who are in need of safe and supportive housing. Twenty-four hour support is available along with individual counselling and group programs. Parent education and life skills classes are offered to all residents. Monica Place Waterloo offers a Community Program in partnership with the Waterloo Region District School Board. This program encourages young women who are pregnant or parenting to complete secondary school credits in a safe and supportive environment. Free nursery services are provided for students. Monica Place Cambridge is a subsidized housing complex program for young women and their children seeking transitional housing and support. The complex has fifteen, two-bedroom apartment units. Individual counselling and group programs are offered as well as parenting and life skills classes.

AMI-Québec’s programs are designed to help families better cope with the hardships and burdens caused by mental illness. Our programs include: • Support Groups: Weekly sessions where confidential discussion and sharing are encouraged in a small group setting. • Education Programs: Six-week sessions on thought and mood disorders and on obsessive compulsive disorder. • Information Sessions: On mental illness and related topics, through conferences, round table discussions and tele-conferences. • Share & Care Newsletter: A quarterly newsletter including information on various services, coping strategies, etc. • Library: A wealth of information on mental illness and related issues, including books, videos, DVDs and journals. • Advocacy and Social Action: An opportunity to work towards better services for people with mental illness and influence changes in social policy. • Raising Awareness: through education and outreach to students and the public at large.