Giving to MIST
Your support makes a difference
UCalgary is the place to start something. The Mental Health Initiative for Stress and Trauma (MIST) started here as an enduring legacy honouring Mike McClay, who died by suicide in the Fall of 2021. MIST has already inspired donors like you to contribute, bringing us half-way to our fundraising goal. With this initial investment, the MIST team has taken significant steps to lay the groundwork for a highly innovative initiative that’s already placing Calgary on the global stage as a leader in mental health research.
With this solid foundation, we are ready for the next, critical phase of work that will unlock new discoveries about the brain and the underlying mechanisms of mental health, and allow us to begin developing and testing new, potentially life-changing treatments. Join us, and a passionate community of dedicated champions, as we work to understand, educate, and improve mental health conditions associated with emotional stress and head trauma.
How will my dollars have an impact?
Your financial gift will help fund important research to unlock new treatments for mental health conditions associated with emotional stress and head trauma. You will be advancing MIST’s reach and impact to help countless people here and around the world.
Fund a trial
Clinical trials measure the safety and effectiveness of medical treatments and interventions. They are essential to advancing medical knowledge and ensuring patients can access safe and effective new treatments. Unfortunately, however, clinical trials are difficult to fund. As a response to the devastating rise in statistics on depression, anxiety, and suicide, UCalgary is building strength in clinical trials. With your support, MIST can meet this growing need for research, interventions, and treatments to improve mental health and wellbeing across our community.
Want to learn more?
Your support creates lasting, positive change on our campus, in the community and around the world. Contact us to discuss the impact of giving and how you can be a part of it.
Please note: The University of Calgary is a registered charitable organization under the name "THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY” (Charity Registration Number: 108102864 RR0001) if you would like to make MIST your organization’s chosen charity.
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