Living with Mental Illness
and Addiction Takes Courage.
Tell us About the Most
Courageous Person You Know
 The
most courageous person you know could live next door. Or in your own home.
Or work alongside you. Because one in four Canadians will be affected
by mental illness and addiction during their lifetime.
Each year, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation honours
extraordinary people who have overcome the challenges of living with addiction
and/or mental illness and chosen to use their experience to contribute
to the community.
Recipients are recognized at the Courage to Come Back Awards Dinner,
to be held May 2, 2002 at the Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre
in Toronto. Valerie Pringle will host the evening. Proceeds benefit the
important work of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Highlights of the 2001 Awards
Do
you know someone who deserves a Courage
to Come Back Award?
Someone living with mental illness and/or addiction who may have:
- Demonstrated extraordinary courage in overcoming the challenges of
living with mental illness and/or addiction
- Demonstrated persistence in taking control of his or her life
- Contributed to the understanding of addiction and/or mental illness
- Dedicated effort to reducing the stigma associated with mental illness
and addiction
- Supported others who struggle with mental illness and/or addiction
- Used his or her experience to contribute to the community
- Served as a model of hope and inspiration to others
Please
tell us their story.
Download and print the PDF of the
Courage 2002 Nomination Form (1 MB), complete and send to:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation
33 Russell Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 2S1
(You need Adobe Acrobat to open and print the nomination form. You
can download
a free copy for installation from the Adobe website.)
Nominations are open to Ontario residents only.
Nomination
Guidelines
Please tell the nominee's courageous story accurately and in detail.
The more complete the story is, the better. Feel free to write 500 to
1,000 words and be sure to include the following elements:
1. Describe the nature of the nominee's addiction and/or mental illness
and the impact it has had on his or her life and the lives of his or
her family and friends.
2. Describe how the nominee has overcome the challenges of living with
an addiction and/or mental illness.
3. Describe how the nominee has used his or her experiences to inspire
and help others facing similar challenges.
4. Describe why you believe this individual is deserving of a Courage
to Come Back Award.
Any supporting material, for example newspaper articles, or letters written
by or about the nominee, can be helpful but is not required.
Nomination
Deadline
All nominations must be received by Friday, February 15, 2002.
For further information, please call 416-979-6909 or 1-800-414-0471.
Nomination
and Selection Process
A team of health professionals and community leaders will select seven
individuals to be honoured with a Courage to Come Back Award. The recipients
of the 2002 Courage to Come Back Awards will be notified by the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation in early March.
All nominees will receive a certificate from the Centre for Addiction
and Mental Health Foundation in recognition of their exceptional courage.
The certificates will be sent by mail at the end of March.
We're Centred
on Hope
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Foundation is dedicated to helping the Centre for Addiction and Mental
Health (CAMH) provide leadership in creating better understanding, prevention
and care. CAMH provides services that are sensitive to race, culture,
ethnicity, gender, age, abilities, religion and sexual orientation.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
is the largest mental health and addiction facility in Canada. The Centre
is affiliated with other prestigious organizations including the World
Health Organization and the University of Toronto.
Building on the traditions of excellence in clinical care, community
health, education and research of its founding partners, the Centre is
making a dramatic difference in the lives of the one in four people who
will be affected by addiction and mental illness.
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