We are looking so forward to hearing from Baden October 7th alongside our St.Amant partners and the Community, to be inspired by her journey! Baden Gaeke Franz is a university student, and is also heavily involved in the disability rights movement. “Being autistic has shaped who I am as a person. If I […]
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How Autism Inspires: Adam Schwartz
We are looking so forward to hearing from Adam October 7th alongside our St.Amant partners and the Community, to be inspired by his journey, through laughter! Adam Schwartz is a stand-up comedian and an advocate. He has toured the country with his Fringe Festival show Aspergers: a tale of a social misfit. He has […]
Building Skills
Working alongside families and youth has been something I’ve enjoyed for decades (am I really that old?!), and as I navigate through supporting more families, gaining counseling skills became more important too. CRTI invited me to attend this training at no cost, to help build our skills to support the community. Over 2 days, we […]
Inspired to Be Awesome! Book Project
When you were a child did you ever feel misunderstood? So many of us feel different as early as we can remember. The messages we receive don’t always tell us that it’s okay to be who we are as children, and we want to change that. We want to bring this message to children, through […]
Inspire Change Through Training Opportunities!
We want to support the community in profound ways, and we want to do that together. We are stronger together than we are apart. We are inviting you to learn with us, by having us provide training to your team. Our research over the past three years shows that service providers are in need of additional support to be effective within their positions. We can help!
Turning Leaf - Unconditional Acceptance. Empowering Change.
When Barkley Engel saw an immense need for better support services for Winnipeggers, he decided to spark the change and started Turning Leaf.
Turning Leaf is a Winnipeg-based non-profit dedicated to providing crisis and treatment services to those in need. Whether it’s providing crisis intervention for those struggling with mental illness, conflict with the law, homelessness or daily living, Turning Leaf is there.
We spoke with Founder/CEO Barkley Engel about his inspiration for starting Turning Leaf, its services and the overall importance of mental health.