After touring its facilities, Mr. Chang was moved to support CAMH. He said: "Unlike physical ailments, mental health issues are difficult to see or understand, making it easy to turn away in ignorance. And in many respects support for mental health has been left behind. As a result there is a lot of catching up to do in research and education. I greatly admire those affected by mental health issues who have stepped forward to tell their stories, amongst them Harry Rosen, Valerie Pringle and Michael Wilson."

Mr. Chang's gift is the first to support the matching Canada Foundation for Innovation grant, the largest institutional grant in CAMH's history which will fund the internationally recognized research being undertaken by CAMH. The combined donations will support the most ambitious fundraising campaign ever undertaken in Canada for mental illness and addictions: The CAMH Foundation's Transforming Lives campaign aims to raise $100 million to re-develop its antiquated facilities. The redevelopment will mean that state-of-the-art clinical care, research and education will be interspersed with neighbourhood amenities such as parks, retail outlets and a healthy mix of uses and activities.

Source: CAMH