Liver Awareness Foundation launches the Early Signals Initiative with CMH Regional Liver Health Centre as the first participating clinic
Liver Awareness Foundation is launching the Early Signals Initiative, an education effort designed to open a stigma free conversation with young adults about liver risks and spotlight factors that can potentially contribute to conditions such as alcohol associated liver disease and fatty liver disease. Many early behavioural and coping patterns that influence liver health often go unnoticed until meaningful damage has already begun. Early Signals brings forward resources that help young adults understand these risks sooner and feel confident asking the right questions during care.
The Early Signals Initiative strengthens early liver health awareness for young adults and provides frontline clinical teams with clear, accessible, and evidence informed educational tools that give young adults a clear and actionable picture of lifestyle related liver risks.
Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s Liver Health Clinic will be the first participating clinic to receive the Early Signals Resource Package. These materials highlight the connection between mental health factors, emotional distress, and coping habits that have been linked to behaviours that may contribute to liver damage, offering young adults information they can understand at a glance.
Early Signals Education Suite
Wall Posters and Educational Materials
• Behavioural Patterns Linked to Liver Risk
• Lifestyle Factors That Influence Liver Health
• Why Liver Health Awareness Matters Now
• Acute Liver Failure in a Young Adult, A Patient Narrative
Print Publications
• Featured issues of Mind Your Liver Mag, the foundation’s flagship publication dedicated to delivering relevant, accessible, and visually driven liver health education for young adults.
Program Goal
The goal of the Early Signals Initiative is to give young adults a clear and actionable picture of lifestyle related liver risk and support more informed conversations about early liver inflammation and potential liver damage.
The Early Signals Initiative launches December 2025 and will continue expanding to additional Ontario clinics through 2026.
About CMH Regional Liver Health Centre
The CMH Regional Liver Health Centre strengthens liver care across Waterloo Wellington, providing diagnosis, treatment, and management of advanced liver disease. This care includes same day testing, a centralized intake system, and coordinated care from a multidisciplinary team. Assessment, management, and comprehensive support for patients with liver disease have expanded the Liver Health Clinic into a high quality, specialized liver care centre closer to home. For more about the services, visit: https://www.cmh.org/services/liver-health
About Cambridge Memorial Hospital
Cambridge Memorial Hospital is an acute care hospital offering a full complement of integrated services including surgery, maternity, laboratory, diagnostics and emergency. It employs over 1,600 dedicated and skilled health care professionals, technicians and staff, 250 physicians and almost 500 volunteers providing exceptional care to the residents of Cambridge, the township of North Dumfries and the Region of Waterloo. For more information, visit www.cmh.org.
About Liver Awareness Foundation
Liver Awareness Foundation is the first liver health organization created specifically for young adults. The foundation focuses on liver health education, prevention, early detection, and stigma reduction efforts, with a clear emphasis on lifestyle related liver conditions such as alcohol associated liver disease, MASLD, and liver impacts linked to emotional distress and risky coping behaviours. Liver Awareness Foundation also provides accessible education on viral hepatitis where relevant to young adults. The foundation delivers clear, accessible, and evidence informed information that helps young adults understand risk patterns earlier, recognize the liver’s role in overall health, and seek timely care.
LAF’s mission: To empower young adults with liver health knowledge to break stigmas and combat the silent threats of liver disease.
For partnership inquiries, media, or collaboration opportunities, contact info@liverawareness.org
