IWK Foundation receives $25M donation for mental health, addictions services
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The IWK Foundation has received a $25-million donation from Myron and Berna Garron. It’s the largest donation the foundation has ever received and the single largest individual donation to health care in Atlantic Canada.
Mental health and addictions services for youth in the Maritimes are getting a significant boost.
The IWK Foundation has received a $25-million donation from Myron and Berna Garron. It’s the largest donation the foundation has ever received and the single largest individual donation to health care in Atlantic Canada.
“Their generosity will once again save and change lives, not only today, but for years to come,” said IWK Foundation President and CEO Jennifer Gillivan.
The money will go towards supporting a reimagined therapeutic environment for mental health and addictions intensive services. The foundation said this is the final component of its “Mental Health and Addictions Ecosystem,” which it said is the first of its kind in the world.
“Our strong connection to the Maritimes and our long-standing history with IWK Health has made today’s investment in IWK mental health intensive services a natural continuation of what we proudly began 10 years ago with the opening of the Garron Centre,” says Myron and Berna.
“We believe in the IWK and its incredible care teams. We are honoured to continue to change the future of mental health care for Maritime children and youth by supporting a healing environment for mental health intensive services.”
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