Community Counselling Support Services
Culturally-Specific Programs
- Holistic approach to mental health and addiction services for racialized communities
- Employs an anti-racist, anti-Black racism and anti-oppression
- Services are provided in Caribbean dialects, various African languages, central Asian languages, and South Asian languages
South Asian-Centred
South Asian Community Health Services (SACHS)
- Ontario-based, registered not-for-profit for members of the South Asian community
- Programs in mental health and addiction, recreation, health promotion and education for men, women, and seniors
- All services offered in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam, Sindhi, Arabic, French, and English
- Collaboration between Indus Community Services and Punjabi Community Health Services
- Provides access to various culturally-sensitive and culturally-appropriate supports to the South Asian community
- Services in Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali, and Punjabi (call 906-366-1010)
Black-Centred
Caribbean African Canadian Social Services
- Mission: Provide culturally appropriate social services that enrich the lives of the African, Caribbean and Diaspora (ACD) communities in the Greater Toronto Area
- Provides culturally appropriate mental health prevention and intervention services for members of the Black community
- Curated list of resources for members of the Black community in response to COVID-19
- Access helpline at 1-833-294-8650 from 9 AM – 10 PM any day of the week
- Primarily serves Black Youth
- Provides programs serving racialized communities in the Peel Region – specifically Black, African and Carribean children, youth, women, seniors and families
- Services include mental health services, gender-based violence prevention, and a support line open Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM (can be accessed by calling 647-812-8545, alternatively can email supportline@rootscs.org)
- Provides healthcare and mental health services addressing concerns such as trauma, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem for Black-identifying individuals utilizing an anti-oppressive framework in the Scarborough and Greater Toronto area
Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth – CAMH
- Counselling support for African and Carribean Canadian youth (under age of 25) dealing with substance use and mental health concerns
- Access by calling 416-535-8501, press 2
African Community Service of Peel
- Registered not-for-profit that provides newcomer settlement services to the Black/African community in the Peel Region and surrounding areas
- Provides culturally-relevant programs to Black-identifying newcomers, immigrants, refugees, women, youth, seniors and children
Black Creek Community Health Centre
- Provides culturally-competent community-based healthcare, social assistance, programs and services for Black-identifying individuals in Toronto’s North West communities
- Programs and services are offered in French and Spanish
Community Supports
Government of Ontario: Find Mental Health Support
- Compilation of mental health supports and services across Ontario, including specific services for children, Indigenous communities and workers
Toronto
City of Toronto: Mental Health Resources
- Compiled mental health resources for diverse and marginalized communities across Toronto such as children and youth, seniors, frontline workers; individuals identifying as Indigenous, Black, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ people
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: Community Services
- Includes drop-in services such as healthcare, recreational programs and housing support in the GTA
- Supports for necessities such as housing, food, and clothing
- Offers mental health services such as counselling and harm reduction
- Multilingual helpline including English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu
Missisauga/Brampton
- Offers various helplines (call 905-451-2123, or 1-877-451-2123) including a crisis helpline, street helpline, and suicide helpline
- Offers wide range of other supports and services such as counselling, addiction support groups, case management, and a mobile health clinic
- Provides various services including Youth & Family Support, Legal Support, Settlement Services, EarlyON Centres and more
- Provides English Classes and Black Family Support
- Provides services in many languages including Soali, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Tamil
Brampton Multicultural Community Centre
- Includes Settlement/Newcomer, Employment, Educational, Youth, and Seniors Services
- Specific programs/services include Mental Health & Crisis Counselling Services and Seniors Connections Programs
- Three service centres in Brampton and Mississauga
Scarborough
Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities
- Provides transformational health and social services for the well-being of diverse communities, call 416-642-9445 or email info@schcontario.ca
- Services include health education programs, mental health services, and EarlyON Centres
Hamilton
- 24/7 mental health crisis line in Hamilton, call 905-972-8338 or 1-844-972-8338 (toll-free)
City of Hamilton: Mental Health Services
- Provides wide range of mental health services including forensic services, complex trauma, brief therapy, street outreach and case management
- Includes Child & Adolescent Services, a community-based children’s mental health clinic for children and youth under the age of 18 and their families; and Mental Health & Street Outreach Program, providing services for individuals over the age of 16 experiencing homelessness and serious mental illnesses
- “Neighbour to Neighbour Centre has helped Hamiltonians in need for over 30 years. From our emergency food bank to educational and family supports to our Community Food Centre, Neighbour to Neighbour uses preventative measures and strategies to alleviate the burden of poverty in Hamilton.”
- Includes family services, emergency services, education support, as well as community-based initiatives; Hamilton-based