Watch this recording of an online panel made up of people with lived experience, community leaders, and mental health experts speaking about mental health in diverse communities.
General Mental Health Resources
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
- Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) COVID-19 resources
- Provincial Government
- Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
- Queen's Student Wellness Services
BIPOC Mental Health Resources
- Across Boundaries: provide equitable, holistic, mental health and addiction services for racialized communities
- Black Mental Health Canada Inc.: provide at risk individuals within the black community access to affordable mental health services and education in the face of stigma, risk factors, and barriers to care
- Black Youth Helpline: multicultural helpline and services for children, youth, families, school boards and other youth serving organizations
- What’s Up Walk-In: free virtual mental health counselling for children, youth, young adults, and their families
- Black Women in Motion: Toronto-based, youth-led organization that empowers and supports the advancement of black women and survivors of sexual violence
- Crisis Services Canada Resources for Marginalized Communities and Allies
- Metis Nation of Ontario
- Ontario Native Women’s Association: not for profit organization to empower and support all Indigenous women and their families in Ontario
- Talk4Healing: fully confidential helpline for Indigenous women available in 14 languages across Ontario.
- National Association of Friendship Centres: provide culturally enhanced programs and services to urban Indigenous residents
- CMHA mental health and wellness services for Indigenous children and youth
- CMHA Indigenous mental health promotion
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: the national representational organization protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada
- Stella’s Place: supports young adults in Toronto, aged 16 to 29, who are experiencing mental health challenges
- Hong Fook Mental Health Association: works with the Cambodian, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities, helping people with linguistic and cultural barriers to gain access to mental health services
