Our mission is to improve the physical and mental well-being of individuals and communities through the development, delivery, training and research of mindfulness-based therapies, and to make these therapies available and accessible to disadvantaged and marginalized populations who disproportionately suffer poor health.
\r\nAt the Centre for Mindfulness Studies, we are committed to making mindfulness-based therapy more accessible for the disadvantaged and the marginalized. This is at the heart of the work we do. Working with more than 20 social service agencies and 7 healthcare partners, we bring mindfulness into communities across the city of Toronto and beyond.
\r\nMental health problems disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups such as the poor, homeless, unemployed and individuals with disabilities. 32% of individuals with low incomes have problems with depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems, vs. 16% of those with higher incomes.
\r\nWe aim to empower people to take control of their own mental health and well-being through mindfulness-based interventions. Our therapy programs give people the tools and skills to cope with their own emotional challenges. By working with groups, we also help our participants develop a sense of connection to a larger community. Our services are accessible and designed to meet the specific needs and circumstances of the populations we serve.
\r\n\r\n\r\n\"The mindfulness has helped my anxiety a lot...really changed the way I do things. I used to be a person who would say, I'm gonna beat you up. But mindfulness has helped me to be calm...I don't scream anymore.\" - Alice
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To grow our organization while continuing to service as many underprivileged citizens with mental health issues as possible, we need your support. Your donation helps us achieve the balance of growing our organization's capacity to provide more services to more of those in need, while at the same time continuing to provide free therapy and support to individuals suffering from poverty and mental illness.
\r\nWe have taken the strategic position that the best approach is to integrate awareness and treatment capabilities into the skill-set of front-line workers in social service agencies dealing with the challenges of these communities.
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\r\nOur long-term objective is to move the routine treatment of mood disorders to a more cost-effective, and vastly more accessible model than the current health-care paradigm provides.
\r\nIn this community-based model of care, most therapy is delivered by properly trained and accredited lay workers. As well, this model integrates clients themselves into the circle of care, leveraging their lived experience and personal mindfulness skills to help other clients develop resilience and self-care, sustaining these efforts over time and lessening the need for one-on-one therapy.
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