About Us

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

Statistics show that almost 33 per cent of adolescent girls and young women experience will experience an anxiety based disorders like eating disorders, depression, addiction, self-harm and OCD. With 36,565 high school aged girls in Calgary area, approximately 12,000 girls may be in need of therapy, but few therapists work with this underserved population. These are the girls and their families that Lionheart Foundation seeks to empower.

Our Mission

Building the whole girl. We strive to empower adolescent girls and young women to achieve strong mental health and well-being.

Our Values

We believe in the inherent value of adolescent girls and young women -- that all girls and young women can overcome past self-harming behaviors to live healthy, productive lives with positive relationships.

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 purpose is two-fold: (1)To enhance access to specialized treatment for teens and their families; and (2)to create space for the dissemination of research and best practices, shared learning and connection.

We achieve this through offering the following:

(a) Financial subsidies to families and therapists to alleviate the pressure ofthprapy costs.

(b) Professional training workshops and conferences for mental health professionals (therapists, counsellors, psychologists, nurses and doctors).

(c) Adolescent mental health awareness and education for parents, teachers and coaches.

(d)Advocacy for effective adolescent mental health programs, practices and policy.

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