
Manulife supports the employment of Indigenous young adults with mental health challenges
May 9
2022
The TD Ready Commitment is proud to contribute to youth mental health care by supporting cutting-edge research at the Douglas Institute.
We would like to thank TD for their impactful donation of $150,000 to youth mental health. These funds will support an innovative project led by Mallar Chakravarty Ph. D that leverages the capacity of Artificial Intelligence for early detection of mental illnesses.
This exciting project aims to:
Dr. Chakravarty explains that according to early results, “machine learning allows our clinicians-researchers to make 80% more accurate diagnostic predictions. Better predictions will enable early detection and intervention to detect symptoms of mental illness and psychosis at the earliest stages of symptoms development and reduce the severity of those symptoms and the desease itself.”
We are very grateful to The TD Ready Commitment for their generous gift to this initiative. Thank you for helping us build hope.
The Douglas Foundation is pleased to introduce the Douglas Legacy Society, a distinguished group of donors who have pledged a legacy gift through a will or life insurance policy.
This investment of $200,000 will help us better understand the needs of young people suffering from mental health problems in the territory served by the Douglas Institute by supporting a pilot project with a mobile outreach unit as well as single session therapy (STS) initiatives within the Aire ouverte network.