May 2 - 8 is Mental Health Awareness Week. So many people struggle with mental health but there's a stigma around it that prevents people from talking. This month, I'm sharing my story and encouraging others to join the conversation. I'll be running 100K in May in support of CAMH - the Centre for Addiction and Mental, Canada's leading mental health hospital.
In October 2021, my partner - my love, my best friend - died by suicide. Peter was thoughtful, kind, generous, intelligent, creative, funny and made the world a whole lot brighter just by being in it. His absence has created a pain and a void that words cannot articulate.
I started this fundraiser for Peter and for myself. I'm running this May to get people talking about mental health and understand its importance. I'm running with the hope that someday fewer people lose their Peters.
Emily xo
This fundraiser supports CAMH, Canada's leading mental health hospital.
Did you know that 1 in 5 Canadians experience mental illness in any given year? And that 4,000 Canadians die by suicide every year—almost 11 people per day?
And yet, many don't realize that, in its most severe forms, mental illness can be fatal.
With your support, we can change how the world sees and treats mental illness. We can break down stigma and lead important conversations about suicide prevention. We can give people time to get the help they need; families time to heal; and researchers and clinicians time to make breakthroughs and offer new treatment options.
Please donate today.
Together, we can give people hope for a better tomorrow.
