Community Events
Participate in Community Mental Health Events
Are you considering taking part in some community mental health events? Check out the local, Canadian, and even worldwide events we’ve found and believe in below.
Events Supporting Mental Health
Shine Out! Shout Out! Hockey Tournament
When: Saturday, September 10, 2022.
Where: Canlan Ice Sports, Oakville
Raising funds for the Just Be You peer-to-peer mental health support program for youth ages 15 to 25.
Knobby Tire Trek for Kids
When: September 17th & 18th 2022
Where: Tecasy Ranch, Trent Lakes
The Knobby Tire Trek for Kids is a family-friendly, mountain biking and hiking event raising money and awareness in support of children’s charities and programs. In 2019, funds raised were in support Camp Trillium and Just Be You.
A huge shout out to Kindred Foundation for supporting Just Be You. We are truly grateful.
Voice 4 Mental Health Collective: Advocating for Mental Health
When: Fall of 2022
Where: Online
Join our chorus of voices as we partner with like-minded individuals, agencies, groups, businesses, charities, and not-for-profits to learn about advocacy and to creating much-needed change to the mental health care landscape in Ontario, and across the country.
Jack.org Summits
When: Ongoing
Where: Across Canada
All across Canada: 152 Jack Chapters in every province and territory; 87 trained Jack Talk speakers delivering 250 Talks this year; a national Jack Summit bringing 200 of our student leaders from every province and territory together and 18 youth led Jack Regional Summits all across the country.
Jack.org: Jack Ride
When: End of May, 2023
Where: Caledon and Virtual
Before there was Jack.org, and our network of 3,500+ young people, 80 staff members, or any inkling of a national youth mental health movement…there was Jack Ride. Jack Ride is Canada’s largest, loudest, most powerful bike ride for youth mental health.