We are Stratas.

A 100% volunteer-run registered charity.

Evidence. Action. Change.

Stratas is a mental health research charity in Canada awarding grants and scholarships to early-career scholars. We fund research that deepens our understanding of mental disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar, OCD, and PTSD.

Are You Researching Mental Health in Canada?

4%

of Canadian public health research funding is allocated to mental health.*

1 in 5

Canadian youth experience mental illness or addiction problems.*

$50,100

Stratas scholarships awarded to date.*

There’s a mental health research crisis in Canada.

We believe that scientific research is the bedrock of public health. Mental illness isn't well-understood to begin with, and without adequate funding for research we're left even more in the dark. A world without scientific investigation and open inquiry is one that leaves us all worse off—without evidence-based medications, therapies, or social services.

Most Canadian health researchers rely on government-issued grants provided by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). But only 4% of their budget, or roughly $40 million, is dedicated to mental health sciences.

The result is that fewer and fewer of our best young scientists and scholars are able to start careers in the mental health sciences, even though the prevalence of mental illness is increasing year after year.The funding isn't there.

Stratas is changing that. Learn how.