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The Kaleidoscope Mental Health Support Society

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Kaleidoscope is a peer-led Canadian charity that provides free peer support for youth and adults, and Mental Health First Aid training on an affordable sliding scale.

02/20/2026

📚 Come join us for our May book club, where we will discuss “The Comeback” by Lily Chu.

“Ariadne Hui thrives on routine. So what if everything in her life is planned down to the minute: That’s the way she likes it. If she’s going to make partner in Toronto’s most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times.

But when she comes home after yet another soul-sucking day to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. Especially when her roommate explains this is Choi Jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from Seoul to mend a broken heart. He just needs a few weeks to rest and heal; Ari will barely even know he’s there. (Yeah, right.)

Jihoon is kindness and chaos personified, and it isn’t long before she’s falling, hard. But when one wrong step leads to a world-shaking truth, Ari finds herself thrust onto the world stage: not as the competent, steely lawyer she’s fought so hard to become, but as the mystery woman on the arm of a man the entire world claims to know. Now with her heart, her future, and her sense of self on the line, Ari will have to cut through all the pretty lies to find the truth of her relationship...and discover the Ariadne Hui she’s finally ready to be.”

We hope to see you there!

02/20/2026

📚 Come join us for our May book club, where we will discuss “The Comeback” by Lily Chu.

"Ariadne Hui thrives on routine. So what if everything in her life is planned down to the minute: That’s the way she likes it. If she’s going to make partner in Toronto’s most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times.

But when she comes home after yet another soul-sucking day to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. Especially when her roommate explains this is Choi Jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from Seoul to mend a broken heart. He just needs a few weeks to rest and heal; Ari will barely even know he’s there. (Yeah, right.)

Jihoon is kindness and chaos personified, and it isn’t long before she’s falling, hard. But when one wrong step leads to a world-shaking truth, Ari finds herself thrust onto the world stage: not as the competent, steely lawyer she’s fought so hard to become, but as the mystery woman on the arm of a man the entire world claims to know. Now with her heart, her future, and her sense of self on the line, Ari will have to cut through all the pretty lies to find the truth of her relationship...and discover the Ariadne Hui she’s finally ready to be."

We hope to see you there!

02/20/2026

📚 Come join us for our April book club, where we will discuss “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel.

“Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.

Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band’s existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.”

We hope to see you there!

02/20/2026

📚 Come join us for our April book club, where we will discuss “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel.

"Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.

Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band’s existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed."

We hope to see you there!

02/14/2026

📚 Come join us for our first book club of the year, where we will discuss “The Sleeping Car Porter” by Suzette Mayr.

“When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a q***r Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair

The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a q***r man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you’ll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment.

Baxter’s name isn’t George. But it’s 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he’ll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with “George.”

On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two q***r men, Baxter’s memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can’t part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor.”

We hope to see you there!

02/14/2026

📚 Come join us for our first book club of the year, where we will discuss "The Sleeping Car Porter" by Suzette Mayr.

"When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a q***r Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair

The Sleeping Car Porter brings to life an important part of Black history in North America, from the perspective of a q***r man living in a culture that renders him invisible in two ways. Affecting, imaginative, and visceral enough that you’ll feel the rocking of the train, The Sleeping Car Porter is a stunning accomplishment.

Baxter’s name isn’t George. But it’s 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the country. So when the passengers call him George, he has to just smile and nod and act invisible. What he really wants is to go to dentistry school, but he’ll have to save up a lot of nickel and dime tips to get there, so he puts up with “George.”

On this particular trip out west, the passengers are more unruly than usual, especially when the train is stalled for two extra days; their secrets start to leak out and blur with the sleep-deprivation hallucinations Baxter is having. When he finds a naughty postcard of two q***r men, Baxter’s memories and longings are reawakened; keeping it puts his job in peril, but he can’t part with the postcard or his thoughts of Edwin Drew, Porter Instructor."

We hope to see you there!

02/13/2026

Build a More Mentally Healthy Workplace — Virtually

Mental Health First Aid Certification training equips teams with the knowledge and practical skills to recognize, respond, and refer when mental health concerns arise.

Delivered live online in an interactive format, this certification training helps participants:
• Engage in conversations
• Reduce stigma
• Support colleagues
• Respond to crisis situations

Private team trainings available. Link in bio.

02/06/2026

Our monthly Book Club is a relaxed, supportive space to discuss books that explore ideas, feelings, and whatever comes up. No need to have read the book! Come and enjoy the discussion.

📅 3rd Tuesday of every month
⏰ 5:30–6:30 PM PT
📖 Free • Online • Peer-led
🔗 Link in bio.

01/22/2026

This Day, we’re highlighting our free, online peer support groups.

Kaleidoscope offers multiple peer-led groups — including student support, general support, book club, and early psychosis peer support — all online, free, and open to anyone.

Swipe through to explore what’s offered and use the QR codes to register.

01/22/2026

On this Bell Let's Talk Day, We are thrilled to announce some big news 💜

Kaleidoscope has received funding from Bell Let’s Talk Community Mental Health Fund to support the development and delivery of Early Psychosis Intervention (EPI) peer support training.

This funding will allow us to:
• Offer free, peer-led training
• Center lived and living experience
• Strengthen peer roles within early psychosis care
• Support pathways into meaningful peer employment

We’re deeply grateful to Bell Let’s Talk for investing in peer-led, community-based approaches to mental health — and excited for what’s ahead.

More details coming soon!
💙

01/10/2026

📚 Come join us for our first book club of the year, where we will discuss "Crow Talk" by Eileen Garvin.

"Frankie O’Neill and Anne Ryan would seem to have nothing in common. Frankie is a lonely ornithologist struggling to salvage her dissertation on the spotted owl following a rift with her advisor. Anne is an Irish musician far from home and family, raising her five-year-old, Aiden, who refuses to speak.

At Beauty Bay, a community of summer homes nestled on the shores of June Lake, in the remote foothills of Mount Adams, it’s off-season with most houses shuttered for the fall. But Frankie, adrift, returns to the rundown caretaker’s cottage that has been in the hardworking O'Neill family for generations—a beloved place and a constant reminder of the family she has lost. And Anne, in the wake of a tragedy that has disrupted her career and silenced her music, has fled to the neighboring house, a showy summer home owned by her husband's wealthy family.

When Frankie finds an injured baby crow in the forest, little does she realize that the charming bird will bring all three lost souls—Frankie, Anne, and Aiden—together on a journey toward hope, healing, and rediscovering joy. Crow Talk is an achingly beautiful story of love, grief, friendship, and the healing power of nature in the darkest of times."

We hope to see you there!

12/02/2025

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