Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta + Centre for Suicide Prevention
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Together, we can prevent suicide.
Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention (CMHA AB + CSP) work to further community mental health and suicide prevention across the province.
Together with CMHA Regions and our partners, we’re building an Alberta where people’s wellbeing is supported in their community – by a friend, a peer, a support group, their local CMHA office, or the medical system.
We equip people with the information, knowledge and skills necessary to respond to people considering suicide.
We educate online, in print, and interactively. Our library of over 50,000 suicide-specific items, the largest English-language collection of its kind, informs the work we do.
2026 Giving Opportunities
Complete Giving Opportunities to earn points in the September Games standings!
Option 1: Sign up 10+ team members for a 30-minute virtual webinar. Join us on the second Thursday of each month to learn about one of the following topics.
- May: Introduction to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout prevention: Discover the key factors that have the greatest impact on workplace mental health and learn practical ways to drive positive change.
- June: Introduction to Buddy Up: In honour of Buddy Up month, check out our Buddy Up webinar to learn more about our men’s suicide prevention initiative and how it can be brought into your workplace.
- July: Introduction to Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: Uncover the impact of chronic stress on mental well-being in this session, which dives into the signs, causes, and effects of compassion fatigue and burnout.
- August: Suicide Awareness: Quick Facts: This introductory session is suitable for anyone interested in building suicide awareness and learning more about resources available through the Centre for Suicide Prevention.
- September: Introduction to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout prevention (Repeat topic)
Cost: Free (minimum 10 participants, maximum 100)
To Book: View our webinar schedule and register or reach out to Taylor Davidson, Donor Relations Coordinator
Impact: The webinars directly expand our reach and help to facilitate our mission by introducing people to the education and resources we have to offer, while breaking stigma, giving them information, and tools that they can use right away. These sessions increase awareness, broaden our programs and help us build a more engaged and informed community in support of mental health.
Option 2: Host a Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention information table at your workplace.
Invite CMHA AB + CSP staff to set up a mini health fair at your workplace for a morning, afternoon, or lunch hour to share free educational resources with your team. You supply the table and chairs, and we’ll do the rest!
Sign Up: Connect with France Bourgeois, Donor Relations Lead
Impact: Similar to the previous opportunity, this allows us to directly engage with stakeholders/employees, share resources, and build meaningful relationships. It helps to normalize conversations around mental health and suicide prevention in professional settings and assists us with our vision of connected, resilient communities with pathways to mental wellbeing for all.
Option 1: Register a corporate team in Run for Life (min. 2 team members.) Run for Life is held annually in September in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day to raise awareness for suicide prevention and remember those lost to suicide. All team activities are welcome: running, walking, hiking, rollerblading, yoga, etc.
Cost: $20 (plus tax) per participant
Registration: Visit the Run for Life website for registration details or connect with France Bourgeois, Donor Relations Lead (runforlife@suicideinfo.ca)
Impact: This opportunity directly supports our largest community event of the year, which brings people together to honour lives lost to suicide, reduce stigma, and create a space of community and belonging. Registering a corporate team helps us to expand our outreach, encourage a connection in workplaces, and spread awareness for suicide prevention.
Option 2: Volunteer your team for Run for Life Join Run for Life as a Calgary Corporate Challenge volunteer! Whether you’re assembling race kits, setting up for the event, or supporting participants at our Calgary pop-up event on September 12th at Edworthy Park, your time and energy play a vital role in making this event a success. Together, we can amplify the message that suicide is preventable and hope is possible.
Choose from the following volunteer opportunities:
• Assembling Race Kits: Help prepare kits containing bibs, swag, and educational materials for race participants (2-hour time commitment at the CMHA AB + CSP office in Calgary. Flexible timing).
• Run Crew: Assist with unloading event materials and setting up mile markers and water stations along the route (2-hour time commitment on September 13th at Edworthy Park).
• Route Marshals: Partner with CMHA AB + CSP staff to guide participants and ensure a safe, enjoyable experience along the route (2-hour time commitment on September 12th at Edworthy Park).
• Cheer Crew: Cheer on participants at the finish line and assist with cleanup (2-hour time commitment on September 12th at Edworthy Park).
• Water Station Crew: Hand out water cups to our run participants on the route (2-hour time commitment on September 12th at Edworthy Park).
Spots are limited for each role.
To Sign Up connect with France Bourgeois, Donor Relations Lead (runforlife@suicideinfo.ca)
Impact: Volunteers directly supports our largest community event of the year, which brings people together to honour lives lost to suicide, reduce stigma, and create a space of community and belonging. We would not be able to do it without them.
Option 1: Become a Run for Life Sponsor.
• Race Kit Sponsor: Help us purchase items for our race kits! Race kit items available to sponsor include (but are not limited to): snacks, socks, race bibs, etc.
• Event Sponsor: Make a monetary contribution towards Run for Life to help us with event costs and raise money for suicide awareness and prevention.
Sponsors will be recognized through prominent placement of their company logo on our event webpage and at our in-person Run for Life Calgary pop-up event on Saturday, September 12th at Edworthy Park.
Sponsor Level: $1,000+
To Sponsor connect with France Bourgeois, Donor Relations Lead (runforlife@suicideinfo.ca)
Impact: This opportunity directly supports our largest community event of the year, which brings people together to honour lives lost to suicide, reduce stigma, and create a space of community and belonging. This support helps us to create a space for connection, remembrance, and awareness.
Option 2: Support the growth and expansion of the Buddy Up program for men’s suicide prevention.
Donate to help support the activities and outreach of this men’s suicide prevention initiative, across Alberta and throughout Canada.
Donation level: $1,000+
To donate: Connect with France Bourgeois, Donor Relations Lead
Donate online through:
• Centre for Suicide Prevention's website (tax receipts provided): under “This donation is to help support”, select “Buddy-Up (men’s suicide prevention)”
• Canada Helps (tax receipt provided): select “Men’s Suicide Campaign – Buddy Up”
Please indicate in message to charity that your donation is part of Calgary Corporate Challenge.
• Benevity (tax receipts provided). You can find our profile by searching for: The Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention. Select “Buddy Up”. Ensure you add a comment to indicate your donation is a part of Calgary Corporate Challenge.
• Donate via cheque: if you would prefer, please mail your cheque to:
CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention
Suite 990, 105 12 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G1A1
Please make cheques payable to “CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention”
Impact: This opportunity directly impacts our Buddy Up program, focused on men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Donations go towards resources, education, and expansion.
Option 1: Run for Life team power! Register 10+ members for a Run for Life team
Option 2: Become a Buddy Up Champion!
Check out the Buddy Up Challenge and sign up on behalf of your organization up to become a champion for men’s mental health. Find out more here: How to be a Champion - Buddy up
Option 3: Make a General Donation
Donate through our website to our greatest area of need to help us in our mission of building mentally healthy, suicide-safe communities.
Donation Level: $500+
Donate through:
• Centre for Suicide Prevention's website (tax receipts provided)
• Donate via cheque: if you would prefer, please mail your cheque to:
CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention
Suite 990, 105 12 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2G1A1
• Connect with France Bourgeois, Donor Relations Lead to ensure your point is secured.
Please make cheques payable to “CMHA Alberta and Centre for Suicide Prevention”
Donate online through:
- Centre for Suicide Prevention’s website (tax receipts provided): under Donation Information, please check “This donation is related to a specific organization and/or event” and input “Calgary Corporate Challenge”.
- Canada Helps (tax receipts provided): Please indicate in message to charity that your donation is part of the Calgary Corporate Challenge.
- Benevity (tax receipts provided): CMHA AB + CSP happily accepts donations made through Benevity. You can find our updated organizational profile on Benevity by searching for:
Name: The Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and Centre for Suicide Prevention
Ensure you add a note in the comment section to indicate your donation is a part of the Calgary Corporate Challenge.
- Donate via cheque:
If you would prefer, please mail your cheque along with a current business card to: Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and the Centre for Suicide Prevention
Suite 990, 105 12 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G1A1
Please make all cheques payable to “Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division and the Centre for Suicide Prevention” and indicate in memo “Calgary Corporate Challenge”.
