The Lynwood Charlton Centre’s YouThrive Program is a specialized community-based program that provides culturally-informed mental health services to children, youth, and families who identify as Black, Indigenous or Persons of Color (BIPOC).
The Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion offers a Black Youth Mentorship Program that provides programming, connection, and resources pertaining to Black mental health. Their goal is to create safe spaces for Black youth to feel seen, supported and heard – especially for those with intersecting identities.
Contact the Black Health Team at Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre for culturally safe, accessible, and effective community-based services provided through an Africentric lens.
- Their new Roots and Resilience Wellness Program helps Black youth aged 12-29 with prior or current involvement with the Canadian Justice System gain the supports they need.
AMANI Mental Health & Substance Use Services for Black Youth represents a network of organizations in Ontario with a shared vision of providing programs and services that support and empower youth who identify as African, Caribbean and/or Black to achieve their wellness goals.
A Canada-wide helpline offering mental health supports to all youth, with services specifically for Black youth, the Black Youth Helpline‘s professional assessment process is informed by a “How can I help?” approach.
Pathways to Care (PTC) is a community-driven and youth-led systems change project committed to transforming the mental healthcare system for Black children, youth and their families.
- Try their ConnectME tool to be linked to mental health services nearby that fit your specific needs.
