I'm raising funds for St. Michael's Hospital!
What is the ASR?
The Arthur Sommer Rotenberg (ASR) Suicide and Depression Studies Program represents the first academic Chair in suicide studies in Canada. Based at St. Michael’s Hospital, this University of Toronto-endowed chair has led research in suicide and its intervention since its inception in 1997. Our clinicians have built a strong intervention program that has treated hundreds of people, including those with recurrent suicide attempts. The ASR team of scientists and graduate students are working hard to explore research in the areas of suicide neurobiology, treatment intervention, health care service optimization, and community-based program development. As researchers and clinicians, we also believe in a social responsibility to educate communities about suicide, and run education and arts-based outreach programming throughout the year. We believe in the power of the lived experience voice, and so work with community members through an advisory committee to develop impactful research and advocacy projects.
What will your donation do?
Donations to the ASR Program Fund will support clinical interventions including novel psychotherapies for suicidality, research on the neurobiology of suicide, as well as arts-based suicide prevention initiatives.
To make a donation supporting education and community outreach programming with the ASR, please see the Te Legacy Fund page.
