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CameronHelps
CameronHelps is a community-based charitable organization of volunteers whose mission is to help prevent youth suicide one life at a time. A major focus is physical health for mental health.

History
On February 14, 2005, Cameron at the age of nineteen took his own life. Deeply impacted by the loss of his son, Cameron’s father David realized that life would never be the same again.

He committed to two major goals. The first was to run 19 consecutive marathons in Mississauga, in memory of Cameron. The second goal was to help others. In doing so, David founded CameronHelps in 2005, and developed the lighthouse symbol to represent a beacon of light.

Mission
CameronHelps’ mission is to help prevent youth suicide by saving one life at a time.

Relying on donations and volunteer support CameronHelps fulfills its mission by:
 * Designing and delivering programs that can help treat depression through physical activity
 * Partnering with experts to deliver programs that build self-esteem and treat those in need
 * Working with schools and organizations to deliver a message of health and hope

Physical Health for Mental Health

Fundraising
Team UNBREAKABLE Mississauga Marathon

CameronHelps has partnered with a local community based marathon called The Mississauga Marathon. This marathons supports several charities as part of their overall community support activities. This partnership with Mississauga Marathon is helping to build awareness of CameronHelps.

Team UNBREAKABLE Fathers Day 5K Run Walk

Originally established as the Find A Way 5K Run /Walk but is being renamed Team Unbreakable Fathers Day 5k after the 2011 event. This event encourages broad family participation helping bring people closer to the issues, raising awareness and helping reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. It is also the culmination event for week 13 of the Team Unbreakable Youth Running Therapy Program.

Activities and Programs
Team UNBREAKABLE Youth Running Therapy

The Team UNBREAKABLE Youth Running Therapy is an exercise-based approach to treating or supplementing treatment of affective disorders such as stress, anxiety, and depression in youth. It is modeled after the highly successful “Running Group Therapy Program” developed by Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The Team UNBREAKABLE Youth Running Therapy program is organized under the supervision of a hospital or community based treatment organization and run by trained professionals with experienced volunteers.

Speaking Program – High School and Adult

CameronHelps arranges speaking programs presented by someone who has been intimately touched by suicide such as a community parent in conjunction with a local or community based therapist. The objectives of the program are:
 * Increase awareness
 * Reduce stigma – encourage youth to talk to a peer, parent, family member teacher, guidance counsellor etc
 * Encourage seeking of professional help
 * Provide awareness of the links between physical fitness and mental health encouraging youth to get fit
 * Provide awareness of where to seek more information