Proven Impacts

Our community writing workshop program is proven to create deep connection, increase resilience, and strengthen self-advocacy among community members.

WCC impact assessments

WCC workshops are studied and assessed by the clinical psychology program at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU, formerly Ryerson University). Learn about the proven impacts of WCC’s programs and workshops.

Documented benefits of expressive writing

WCC workshops practice a form of expressive writing that emphasizes personal exploration. This form of writing has been studied at length and its benefits are documented. Learn more about the proven impacts of expressive writing.

Measuring the magic of WCC

Shelley Lepp, Chief Executive Officer of WCC, shares critical insights gained through the organization’s journey of evaluating its life-changing impact. Learn more on the Mass Culture blog.

I spent a lot of my teen years, in fact all of them addicted to drugs and struggling with mental health issues and schizophrenia. Expressing myself is my way of coping and getting out of the hole I dug myself. I’m doing more than I expected I would. I’m living the life that I dreamt of when I was in the midst of my addiction.

Jobim Novak, WCC Writer and 2016 CAMH Transforming Lives Award-winner

A major component of anxiety and depression is a loss of self-esteem–the feeling that one’s identity and value to others is diminished. Ongoing studies are showing the benefit of non-medical ‘social’ interventions in helping people re-establish their connections with both their inner selves and the world around them.

Dr. Calvin Gutkin, MD

Past Executive Director & CEO of The College of Family Physicians of Canada & WCC Founding Board Member