Ashley Boca Mindfulness Foundation
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ABMF has received charitable registration status from the Government of Canada. To make a donation, please visit https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/62067
Mental illness affects us all. It affects the people that are struggling. It also affects their friends, family and our entire community.
ABMF has received charitable registration status from the Government of Canada. To make a donation, please visit https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/62067
People are afraid to talk about it—scared to ask for the help they need. Those seeking support frequently find that help is still out of reach because of long waitlists and high costs. We believe that everyone should be able to get the mental health support they need—when, where and how they need it.
The Ashley Boca Mindfulness Foundation (ABMF) was created to honour the life of Ashley Boca. In 2018, Ashley lost her battle with Borderline Personality Disorder and died by suicide. She had reached out for help many times, but the mental health care system failed her.
We offer support and educational services to those that are struggling—and their loved ones. We also work to increase community awareness about mental health.
Our programs are open to everyone, regardless of religion, ethnic background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or race.
We need your help. Your donation will:
• build a peer-to-peer support network so that people that are struggling can connect and feel less alone
• increase community awareness about mental health and mental illness
• empower out youth with life coping skills
• create a mindful and compassionate community for everyone
Together we can help everyone get the mental health support they need.
Did you know:
• 1 in 5 Canadians experience mental illness each year*
• Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income levels and cultures*
• Only 1 out of every 5 children who needs mental health services actually receives them*
• In Canada, by age 40, 1 in 2 people will have had or have a mental illness*
• Approximately 11 people in Canada die by suicide each day. That is 4,000 people each year.**
• Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Canadians aged 15-43**
• 5.9% of adults will have BPD at some point in their lives. BPD affects 50% more people than Alzheimer’s Disease.***
• People with BPD are 400 times more likely to die by suicide compared to the general population.****
• Approximately 9% of people with BPD will die by suicide.*****
Nobody should feel that suicide is their best option. Join us to help everyone get the mental health support they need—when, where and how they need it.
Disclaimer: A portion of the funds raised will go towards general operating expenses; including but not limited to consultants fee, insurance, and operating expenditures until such time we begin official fundraising and can issue tax receipts. The majority of funds will be distributed as disclosed in section “About ABMF” on our website: www.abmf.charity
SOURCES
* Mental Health Commission of Canada (2013). Making the case for investing in mental health in Canada.
** Mood Disorders Society of Canada (2019). Quick Facts: Mental Illness & Addiction in Canada.
*** National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org
**** Fertuck, E. A. and Stanley, B. (2007). The Nature of Suicidality in Borderline Personality Disorder. Primary Psychiatry.
***** Skodol, A.E., Gunderson, J.G., Pfohl, B. et al. (2002).The borderline diagnosis I: Psychopathology, comorbidity, and personality structure. Biological Psychiatry.
Mental illness affects us all. It affects the people that are struggling. It also affects their friends, family and our entire community.
ABMF has received charitable registration status from the Government of Canada. To make a donation, please visit https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/62067
People are afraid to talk about it—scared to ask for the help they need. Those seeking support frequently find that help is still out of reach because of long waitlists and high costs. We believe that everyone should be able to get the mental health support they need—when, where and how they need it.
The Ashley Boca Mindfulness Foundation (ABMF) was created to honour the life of Ashley Boca. In 2018, Ashley lost her battle with Borderline Personality Disorder and died by suicide. She had reached out for help many times, but the mental health care system failed her.
We offer support and educational services to those that are struggling—and their loved ones. We also work to increase community awareness about mental health.
Our programs are open to everyone, regardless of religion, ethnic background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or race.
We need your help. Your donation will:
• build a peer-to-peer support network so that people that are struggling can connect and feel less alone
• increase community awareness about mental health and mental illness
• empower out youth with life coping skills
• create a mindful and compassionate community for everyone
Together we can help everyone get the mental health support they need.
Did you know:
• 1 in 5 Canadians experience mental illness each year*
• Mental illness affects people of all ages, education, income levels and cultures*
• Only 1 out of every 5 children who needs mental health services actually receives them*
• In Canada, by age 40, 1 in 2 people will have had or have a mental illness*
• Approximately 11 people in Canada die by suicide each day. That is 4,000 people each year.**
• Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Canadians aged 15-43**
• 5.9% of adults will have BPD at some point in their lives. BPD affects 50% more people than Alzheimer’s Disease.***
• People with BPD are 400 times more likely to die by suicide compared to the general population.****
• Approximately 9% of people with BPD will die by suicide.*****
Nobody should feel that suicide is their best option. Join us to help everyone get the mental health support they need—when, where and how they need it.
Disclaimer: A portion of the funds raised will go towards general operating expenses; including but not limited to consultants fee, insurance, and operating expenditures until such time we begin official fundraising and can issue tax receipts. The majority of funds will be distributed as disclosed in section “About ABMF” on our website: www.abmf.charity
SOURCES
* Mental Health Commission of Canada (2013). Making the case for investing in mental health in Canada.
** Mood Disorders Society of Canada (2019). Quick Facts: Mental Illness & Addiction in Canada.
*** National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org
**** Fertuck, E. A. and Stanley, B. (2007). The Nature of Suicidality in Borderline Personality Disorder. Primary Psychiatry.
***** Skodol, A.E., Gunderson, J.G., Pfohl, B. et al. (2002).The borderline diagnosis I: Psychopathology, comorbidity, and personality structure. Biological Psychiatry.
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Ashley Boca Mindfulness Foundation
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Toronto, ON
