Across Boundaries Mental Health

Across Boundaries Mental Health We are leaders in providing equitable, holistic mental health and addiction services for racialized

Across Boundaries has been at the forefront of providing equitable, holistic mental health and addiction services for racialized and Black communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

✨ Just a few days away! ✨This August 14, we’re bringing together some of the most thoughtful, bold, and community-rooted...
08/01/2025

✨ Just a few days away! ✨

This August 14, we’re bringing together some of the most thoughtful, bold, and community-rooted voices to lead urgent conversations on the future of mental health.

Together, we’ll reflect on the shifting landscape of Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, and EDI work—and how we keep pushing forward with care, strategy, and collective action.

As we mark 30 years of Across Boundaries, this isn’t just a conference.
It’s a moment for critical dialogue, reflection, and vision—shaped by those doing the work.

🗓️ Last call to register → https://lnkd.in/dHQCKS4T ( link is also pasted in the bio)

✨ Just a few days away! ✨This August 14, we’re bringing together some of the most thoughtful, bold, and community-rooted...
08/01/2025

✨ Just a few days away! ✨
This August 14, we’re bringing together some of the most thoughtful, bold, and community-rooted voices to lead urgent conversations on the future of mental health.

Together, we’ll reflect on the shifting landscape of Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, and EDI work—and how we keep pushing forward with care, strategy, and collective action.

As we mark 30 years of Across Boundaries, this isn’t just a conference.
It’s a moment for critical dialogue, reflection, and vision—shaped by those doing the work.
🗓️ Last call to register → https://lnkd.in/dHQCKS4T ( link is also pasted in the bio)

We’re getting closer to Across Boundaries’ 30th anniversary conference, and we’re excited to introduce the incredible wo...
07/28/2025

We’re getting closer to Across Boundaries’ 30th anniversary conference, and we’re excited to introduce the incredible women helping lead the day.

Patricia Jaggernauth will be joining us as our keynote speaker and event host. Many know her from her long career in Canadian media, but she’s also a powerful advocate for community wellness and culturally grounded mental health care. Her connection to Across Boundaries runs deep, and we’re honoured to welcome her back in this way.

Moderating the panel conversations are Shaheen Ali, one of the founding members of Across Boundaries, who helped shape our AR/AO frameworks, and Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of OCASI and a long-time advocate for equity, inclusion, and justice within the immigration and settlement sectors.

We’re grateful to have them guide us through this important gathering.
🔗 Register now to be in the room. (link in bio)

Meet the Facilitators | Across Boundaries Conference 2025We’re excited to welcome this thoughtful and dynamic group of f...
07/24/2025

Meet the Facilitators | Across Boundaries Conference 2025

We’re excited to welcome this thoughtful and dynamic group of facilitators who will guide powerful workshops at our upcoming Conference.

Each session offers space for reflection, strategy, and healing—grounded in anti-racist and anti-oppressive values. Whether you're navigating systems of care, building in community, or advancing change, these workshops offer practical tools and knowledge.

Featured Workshops:
✨ How to Move Toward Genuine Solidarity
✨ Innovative Practices: Visioning Anti-Racist / Anti-Oppressive Service Spaces
✨ Working Well Together

Come take part in these timely conversations on August 14, 2025.

🔗 Register now → https://tinyurl.com/ycxmujnk

Meet the Speakers | Across Boundaries Conference 2025This August 14th, we’re gathering some of the most thoughtful, bold...
07/23/2025

Meet the Speakers | Across Boundaries Conference 2025

This August 14th, we’re gathering some of the most thoughtful, bold, and community-rooted voices to lead urgent conversations at our Conference!

Together, these speakers will reflect on the changing landscape of AR/AO/EDI work in mental health and how we continue to push forward with care, strategy, and collective action.

As we reflect on 30 years of Across Boundaries, this is more than a conference. It’s a moment of critical dialogue, and vision—shaped by the very people doing the work.

🔗 Register now → https://tinyurl.com/ycxmujnk

Earlier this month, we hosted a deeply reflective webinar marking 10 years since the death of Andrew Loku. We were joine...
07/15/2025

Earlier this month, we hosted a deeply reflective webinar marking 10 years since the death of Andrew Loku. We were joined by Dr. Idil Abdillahi, Wendy Gillis, Shane Martinez, and Dr. Kwame McKenzie, who together brought care, clarity, and deep insight to a conversation rooted in racial justice, mental health equity, and police accountability. They created an honest space to reflect on Andrew’s legacy, discuss the systemic failures that led to his death, and ask what has — or hasn’t — changed in the decade since.

Swipe through to read some of the key reflections shared during the webinar

👉 Take a moment to read, reflect, and share within your networks.

You can read our blog for more details: acrossboundaries.ca/blog-news/

For decades, racialized communities have navigated mental health systems that often excluded, harmed, or silenced them. ...
07/09/2025

For decades, racialized communities have navigated mental health systems that often excluded, harmed, or silenced them. At Across Boundaries, we’ve worked to change that—through programs rooted unapologetically in Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression. Not as a trend. Not as a checkbox. But as a fundamental way of reshaping care.

This year, we mark 30 years of doing just that.

Today, these principles are showing up across the sector. And yet—deep inequities remain.
As political and social landscapes shift, we ask:

What does progress really look like?
Where have we moved the needle—and where have we simply rebranded the same harms?
What still needs to be undone, reimagined, or built from the ground up?

On August 14, we’re convening mental health leaders, advocates, and community voices to sit with these questions—together.

This is a call-in to those who are doing the work, questioning the systems, and committed to care that is rooted in justice.

We hope you’ll be in the room.

📍 Details in flyer
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/ycxmujnk

07/03/2025

In this episode of Speak, Unspoken, hosts and , sit down with writer, therapist, and somatics teacher for a powerful and intimate conversation about the role of the body in healing and wellness. Prentis explores the practice of somatic therapy, an intuitive, body-centered approach that helps folks reconnect with themselves, process trauma, and reclaim wholeness.

As former comrades in organizing spaces, Rodney and Prentis reflect on their shared histories and how healing justice can become an integral part of activism. What does it mean to center the body in liberation work? How do we sustain ourselves while striving for change?

Tune in for a grounded and insightful dialogue that bridges the personal and the political, offering a lens into how we can root our movements in embodied wisdom and resilience.

Now streaming wherever you get your podcasts. ( link in bio)

Too often, people wait for things to fall apart before they tend to their mental well-being. But wellness isn’t a reward...
06/27/2025

Too often, people wait for things to fall apart before they tend to their mental well-being. But wellness isn’t a reward for productivity — it’s what makes everything else possible.

• Rest is not a sign of weakness
• Setting boundaries isn’t selfish
• Slowing down doesn’t mean you’ve lost your edge

If you’re ready to take your energy back, here are a few ways to start:

1. Pause for a real check-in:
Instead of rushing through tasks, ask yourself, “How am I doing — truly?”

2. Make space for stillness:
Just ten minutes of intentional quiet can be more restorative than hours lost to scrolling.

3. Talk to yourself with care:
If you wouldn’t say it to a close friend or teammate, don’t say it to yourself.

Mental health isn’t a bonus feature. It’s the system that supports every decision, action, and connection.

Take care of yourself the way you’d take care of someone you love.
You don’t have to wait until things get worse — you’re already worthy of feeling well.

06/24/2025

"Speak, Unspoken" confronts the taboo, the uncomfortable and the critical matters. From anti-Black homophobia to healing justice in movement building, the series invites listeners to witness, and join, a necessary reckoning. Including interviews with brilliant thinkers and practitioners Prentis Hemphill, Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, Tanya Turton, Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, Theodore Walker Robinson and Simone Saunders.

This series is produced by Living Practices Consulting, hosted by .diverlus and , and edited by Angelynsayshi for Across Boundaries, with funding support from Ontario Health.

The first episode will be released on July 3rd on Spotify, SoundCloud, and Apple Podcasts.

This is not just a statistic—it’s a reality.We must recognize how racism, systemic violence, and generational trauma imp...
06/19/2025

This is not just a statistic—it’s a reality.

We must recognize how racism, systemic violence, and generational trauma impact Black men's mental health — every single day.

Registration is now open.Join us for a powerful online webinar commemorating 10 years since the passing of Andrew Loku—a...
06/13/2025

Registration is now open.

Join us for a powerful online webinar commemorating 10 years since the passing of Andrew Loku—a time to reflect, remember, and mobilize for change.

This virtual gathering will feature a panel discussion exploring the urgent intersections of race, mental health, and policing. Together, we’ll honour Andrew Loku’s legacy and continue the call for justice and equity.

🗓 July 3, 2025
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM EST
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4kEykOe

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51 Clarkson Avenue
Toronto, ON
M6E2T5

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+14167873007

Website

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