About Us

Lionheart Foundation was created in 2009 to address a chronic shortage of mental health therapists who are trained, capable and willing to work with adolescents and their families, and to provide financial aid to families in need of therapy for anxiety based disorders.

Globally, depression and anxiety are the two most common mental health issues that affect adolescents today. The issue has only worsened since the COVID-19 Pandemic, with clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety doubling in the youth population. Young girls and females are at the highest risk of symptoms related to anxiety and depression.

According to Statistics Canada, young people aged 15-24 experience the highest incidence of mental disorders of any age group in Canada and recent studies report that suicide is now the leading cause of death for children aged 10 to 14.

As a result, Lionheart’s services have increased by 400% since 2020, and Lionheart has responded to a 600% increase in community inquiries than prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

With increased demand, Lionheart is seeking funding to support strategic growth to continue to meet this demand from 2023 to 2025.

Our Mission

Lionheart Foundation works to increase access to best-in-class mental health supports for children and adolescents experiencing anxiety-based mental health challenges and their families. We do this by building therapeutic clinical capacity and providing financial subsidies to individuals seeking treatment.

Our Values

Impact: Our services and supports have a demonstrablepositive impact on the lives of the adolescents & families wesupport.

Access: Our services and expertise are accessible to thosewho require them. We strive to connect everyone seeking help to the supports they need.

Excellence: We commit to connecting clients to best-in class therapists whose clinical practices are based on high quality evidence, research and training.

Resilience: We demonstrate the ability to adapt in the face of challenges in ways that build capacity & strength.

Integrity: We conduct ourselves with mutual respect

Our Work

Lionheart Foundation is a catalyst for highly-effective adolescent mental health care, specifically anxiety related issues such as depression, eating disorders and self-harm.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES INCLUDE:

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: Lionheart Foundation has strong stakeholder relationships, acts as a connector between families needing anxiety-based mental health supports and appropriate therapy &treatment, and collaborates with like-minded organizations and practitioners.

AWARENESS & EDUCATION: Lionheart Foundation is known for providing best-in-class anxiety-based mental health supports to clients. We build clinical capacity through our continual capacity building within our therapeutic network. 

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Lionheart Foundation commits to continuous improvement of processes, tools, structures, management, governance & leadership to maximize client outcomes. 

THERAPEUTIC EXCELLENCE & CLIENT IMPACT: Lionheart Foundation is a leader in best-in-class therapeutic capacity for adolescent anxiety-based mental health, resulting in improved client mental health, well-being & resiliency outcomes.