Subsidized Mental Health Support for Young People in Edmonton

In Edmonton, families seeking specialized mental health care for a young person routinely face the same barriers: long public waitlists, high private therapy costs, and limited access to practitioners with specific adolescent training. For many, these barriers mean that support is delayed, sometimes significantly, at the point when timely care would make the greatest difference.

Lionheart Foundation provides subsidized, evidence-based mental health care for young people aged 12–25 in Edmonton and surrounding communities, ensuring that a family's financial circumstances never determine whether a young person gets the support they need.

Subsidized care at Lionheart Foundation means that the cost of therapy is partially or fully covered through our foundation funding, based on a family's individual circumstances. There is no fixed sliding scale, we work with each family directly to ensure financial barriers do not prevent access to care.

This is not reduced-quality care delivered by student practitioners. Every therapist in Lionheart Foundation's Edmonton network is a registered professional with a minimum of five years of specialized experience working with adolescents and young adults. Our therapists hold relevant professional registrations — including Registered Psychologist (RPsych), Registered Social Worker (RSW), and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) designations — and participate in ongoing clinical supervision and professional development.