Our Impact
Report to the community
Message from the Board
Our fiscal year ending July 31, 2026 saw Arnica Foundation continue to help adolescent girls and young women grow into emotionally strong and powerful women. We were able to meet our fundraising goal, and we are extremely grateful to our Donors for continuing to support our work.
In the past year, Arnica Foundation has grown financial access to therapy by providing 26 families and 40 individualswith financial subsidies for over 400 hours of therapy. With your support, these young women are on the path to become community leaders in whatever profession they chose.
Arnica Foundation is also funding the development of three therapists in the specialized treatment of adolescent girls and young women at Juno House. One therapist completed her residency in February 2026, a second is in her second of three years, and a third began her residency training in February 2026. This three year residency pulls together training utilizing Attachment Theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy, EMDR, Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Affective Neuroscience — science – based approaches that are key in the specialized treatment of adolescent girls, young women, and their families.
We are also very proud to have hosted our third annual 2 day, in-person workshop in April 2026 for 29 local therapists: Neuroscience Unlocked: A Transformative Comprehensive Clinical Framework for Trauma presented by Ruth Lanius, M.D., Ph.D. is a Clinician-Scientist, Psychiatry Professor, and Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at Western University of Canada, where she is the Director of the Clinical Research Program for PTSD. Ruth has over 25 years of clinical and research experience with trauma-related disorders.
Arnica Foundation also grew our community support with presentations that focus on early parenthood training, emotional coaching for parents, and the effect of technology on the adolescent brain. Presentations were made online through Recovery Alberta and in person at schools. A total of 12 community presentations were made to 635 participants.
Two presentations made to 30 Alberta Health paediatricians on adolescent mental health
Arnica Foundation looks forward to continuing to deliver on our charitable objectives in the upcoming year. Once again, the Board thanks you for your trust in Arnica Foundation. Your generosity has provided us with a solid foundation to help grow adolescent girls and young women and their families.
