Mental Illness and Addiction Affects Us All

When mental illness affects one in five in their lifetime, it touches each one of us. Many of us, including our children, are also addicted to alcohol and drugs. And yet, only five percent of all the money raised for medical research in Canada is targeted for psychiatric and addictions research.

The Nickel-a-Drink Research Foundation is the only family and consumer driven health charity raising money for education and research into addictive behaviours as well as mental disorders.

Nickel-a-Drink for Addictions and Mental Health Research Foundation is a fantastic idea. Every Canadian can be part of raising the funds necessary for the much-needed research to unlock the mysteries of mental health and addictions.
- The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, MD, MP, St. Paul's, Toronto