Mood Disorders Society of Canada

The Mood Disorders Society of Canada (MDSC) has evolved to become one of Canada’s best-connected mental health NGOs with a demonstrated track record for forging and maintaining meaningful and sustained partnerships with the public, private and non-profit sectors throughout Canada.

Collaboration is an MDSC operational principle. The Society fulfills its mandate through an active partnership approach that engages like-minded organizations in the public, private and voluntary sectors. The MDSC is engaged on an ongoing basis in a wide range of projects and initiatives designed to support the inclusion of persons with disabling mental illnesses in Canadian society and has taken a lead proactive role in public policy and program development in many capacities on the national stage.

Defeat Depression Campaign

The Defeat Depression campaign is a national fundraising campaign by Mood Disorders Society of Canada, designed to allow individuals and organizations to raise funds in support of their local mental health programs and services. The campaign has grown into a national social movement bringing much-needed funds and awareness of mental health issues while fighting mental health stigma one event at a time