Area of focus, Mental Health

Support mental health where it’s needed most

While acute hospital services are essential, true recovery depends on support that reaches into communities, meeting people where they are and helping them rebuild their lives.

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Holly Richards reviews recent renovations at Ridgewood’s mental health facility.

Social Pediatrics, a MIC 2025-funded, community-based health resource.

Mental health and substance use challenges are on the rise, and the need for compassionate, accessible care has never been greater.

With your support, we’re funding patient-centered mental health and addiction programs across the care spectrum, inside hospitals and deep into the community, ensuring the most vulnerable have the opportunity to heal, recover, and thrive.

Building on the lasting legacy of MindCare, we invest in frontline mental health programs, as well as the future of care through research and scholarships. These investments support the professionals and innovation needed to transform mental health care, not just for today, but for generations to come.

In Saint John, New Brunswick, where poverty and child poverty rates are among the highest in Canada, too many individuals face barriers to care. That’s why we focus not just on facilities or state-of-the-art technology, but on what matters most: people and research.

While acute hospital services are essential, true recovery depends on support that reaches into communities, meeting people where they are and helping them rebuild their lives.

Ron Devlin, a Saint John resident, shared his journey through mental health care at Ridgewood.