This fund is intended to support prevention and health promotion activities only and not to provide funding for projects that aim to provide treatment for mental health and/or addictions problems. All organizations, municipalities and non-profit community groups within the Eastern Health region are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Proposals for funding should seek to address substance use, promote mental health, challenge stigma, and provide effective prevention activities through focusing on one or more of the following priorities:

• Increasing awareness and understanding of problematic substance use
• Reducing alcohol-related harms
• Developing supportive communities
• Mental health promotion
• Recreational activities
• Child, parent and family development

• Application (PDF)
• Fund Announcement Letter - Kim Grant, Regional Director, Mental Health and Addictions Program, Eastern Health (PDF)
• Application Guidelines (PDF)
• Sample Application (PDF)

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to connect with regional consultants to discuss their proposed activities and to address any questions regarding the fund.

Mental Health Promotion Consultant:

 

Vanessa McEntegart
(709) 752-6846
Email: vanessa.mcentegart@easternhealth.ca


Addictions Prevention Consultants

St. John’s Region:
Wayne Bishop
(709) 752-4030
Email: wayne.bishop@easternhealth.ca 

 

Rural Avalon and Peninsulas:

Tracey Sharpe-Smith
(709) 786-5230
Email: tracey.sharpesmith@easternhealth.ca