“Without Pine River,
we would have been
completely out of options.”
- Jake, Pine River Parent
Families need our help today.
2020 saw the highest number of overdoses ever across Canada.
Recently, youth considering suicide has more than doubled.
Fifty percent of emergency room visits are mental health related.
Youth mental health treatment programs are at, or over, capacity.
“THIS is the next pandemic, and the needs aren't going to end when this COVID-19 pandemic ends.”
- Joanne Lowe, VP of Mental Health and Addictions, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Families in crisis are getting left behind…
Our world and health care system is made for people who fit the mold of the Canadian Dream. But what about the families who struggle, or who have teens with mental health concerns? Supporting them has never been more important. While we had seen an increase in these issues prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 and the isolation that it brought has only exacerbated the problem. With the cancellation of in-person counselling, support groups, school and extra-curricular activities, many kids have felt increased anxiety and stress because of isolation and loneliness. So they self-medicate. When we ignore these issues, it only makes it harder for families and communities to survive.
“[Because of COVID-19], in-person counselling and support groups were suspended, many people felt more anxious and stressed and so many people feel isolated and lonely…”
- Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Opinion Columnist
Ways to support families.
From monthly giving, to legacy donations, to donating from securities, there are endless ways to support the families who come to Pine River. With your support we can continue to help them through every stage of their journey, from their first day on campus, to their transition back home. Our Centre for Family Initiatives also provides treatment, advice and resources to all families, regardless of what stage they are at in their journey. To design a custom giving plan, please reach out to us.
Give a one-time gift.
We are all impacted by mental health; if not yourself, then someone you care about is struggling today. Our Centre for Family Initiatives provides community-based resources to all families in need of help. With your support, we can continue to provide family-based therapy to families across Ontario and nationwide.
Monthly giving.
Committing to a monthly gift is about more that just the money - it is your unwavering support of youth mental health and addictions. Even contributing as little as $50 every month can provide much-needed support and treatment for youth, their families and their communities.
Honour a memory.
What better way to honour the life of someone you love than to give a gift in their name. Whether their passion was mental health, addictions support, youth, families or just making the world a better place for future generations, nothing says “celebration of life” like giving hope to a family in crisis.
“Pine River gives you a sense of community where you can share your story honestly.”
- Trudy, Pine River student
The time for hope is now.
Pine River is a place for hope.
Pine River Institute was created as a place for youth experiencing mental health troubles and addictive behaviours–and their families–to get support, and most importantly, to find hope. Our family model not only provides a custom treatment plan for youth that visit the Institute, but also treats the entire family through a process that promotes family and community healing. Pine River’s 80 percent success rate would not be possible without the medical professionals, psychologists, and clinicians at the Institute.
Our youth cannot wait any longer.
Last year, as many as 5,500 Ontario youth would have benefited from live-in treatment – had it been available - but there are only 137 Ministry of Health-funded youth addiction treatment beds in Ontario. This isn’t good enough – youth and their families need somewhere to heal.
For every student that enters Pine River:
$100,000 spent on one student returns $7 million to society
$1.5 million is saved in costs to the justice system
$1 million is saved in costs to the healthcare system
$3 million in income the student will earn over their lifetime
Contact us to make a difference today.
hello@pineriverfoundation.com
(416) 955-1453
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1410
Toronto, ON, M5G 1Z8
Charitable #: 834506057RR0001