Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2007-10-25
Invested on: 2008-12-12
A woman of courage and compassion, Karen Letofsky has dedicated her career and voluntary service to supporting those devastated by tragic and unexpected loss. In 1979, she established the pioneering Survivor Support Program, which offers counselling to individuals and families bereaved by the suicide of a loved one. Currently executive director of the Distress Centres of Toronto, she continues to administer this and other innovative community-based programs to assist people who are at risk or in distress.