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Hamilton City Magazine Interview!

Samantha Mercanti is a successful businesswoman, author and blogger who is candid about her struggles with mental illness. She wrote a book, Embracing Schizophrenia, in which she chronicles her life living with the disease.

Samantha recently shared her remarkable journey, her life in Hamilton and why she refused to let her diagnosis define who she is, and what she can do.

 https://hamiltoncitymagazine.ca/embracing-life/

Sam and Roma Mercanti Foundation and St Joes Emergency Mental Health Service.

Sam & Roma Mercanti Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Expand Emergency Mental Health Service.

“We want to see real change. And for the first time since I started speaking openly about my journey with mental illness, I feel like our community is open to that change, too,” Samantha says.

https://stjoesfoundation.ca/mercanti-foundation-pledges-500000/

Speaking in support of St Joes Emergency Mental Health Care

In the words of Samantha Mercanti, local author and mental health advocate:
“The space in which St. Joe’s provides care for people matters. We need to give those in our community who are struggling with mental illness a respectful and safe place to receive care.”

https://stjoesfoundation.ca/were-on-our-way-to-building-a-new-home-for-emergency-mental-health-care/

Anything but Average!

Samantha Mercanti might look like an average young woman, but her friends and family can tell you there’s far more to Samantha than meets the eye.  Attractive, slim, athletic and smart, Samantha has a university education and is focused on improving her knowledge and skills to help people living with mental illness. 

https://www.thespec.com/life/anything-but-average/article_eca22d0b-7369-532f-b058-adad3404f81c.htm