Melissa Veronica Yaw
-Writer & Entrepreneur-
The Centre for Mindfulness Studies
Mental health problems disproportionately affect disadvantaged populations such as the poor, disabled, homeless and unemployed. 32% of individuals with low incomes have problems with depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems, vs. 16% of those with higher incomes.
The social program targets these populations and the front-line workers who serve them. The primary goal of the program is to equip participants with the skills they need to independently deal with life’s stressors. The centre provides mindfulness-based interventions for clients with mental illness. In addition to workshops designed for health care workers to help them cope with the significant challenges they face daily.
The program has received seed funding from Ontario’s Social Housing Services Corporation to develop and deliver mindfulness workshops to tenants and employees in the social housing sector. Funding is being sought for the development of programs tailored to other specific groups including seniors, the homeless, under-privileged youth, and abused women.
The Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto provides mindfulness-based therapies for conditions such as anxiety and depression, eating disorders, ADHD, substance abuse and chronic pain.
The Social Program provides access to mindfulness based therapies to those from disadvantaged populations.
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