Alan Doyle calls into KiSS to chat about his "A Dollar A Day" campaign for raising funds towards Mental Health

The A Dollar A Day Foundation exists to raise funds to close the gap between the availability of front line mental health and addictions programs and the growing need. While statistics do give a sense of just how great the overall need is, the principles of the A Dollar A Day Foundation are focused on the recognition that behind every mental health data point is a real suffering human being and the idea that every time there is an interaction there is a real possibility for positive change in a real person’s life.

Globally we are facing a mental health crisis and it’s no different here at home. Mental illness is the leading cause of disability in Canada and a leading cause of death among many segments of our population. And it’s growing. Mental illness is also widely acknowledged as a significant contributing factor to other serious health conditions ranging from obesity to heart disease.