Cascades Casino in Chatham and other Gateway Casinos locations in Ontario are announcing a new partnership to support child mental health.
Through the GatewayGIVES corporate giving program, Gateway’s seven locations across southwestern Ontario are teaming up with the Children’s Health Foundation in London, to help support the expansion of creative art-based therapies at the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre.
The Children’s Hospital offers art-based therapeutic interventions in mental health treatment through the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program. The treatment offered through the program helps children and youth explore ways to positively express, process and cope with significant emotions.
According to Gateway Casinos, art-based therapies are proven to aid adolescents who struggle with eating disorders, suicidal ideation, self-harm behaviours, complex anxiety, and mood disorders.
Since 2015, Gateway Casinos has donated more than $5.1 million to local charities and initiatives within the communities it operates within.