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.

From November 25 to December 10, we join the global movement for 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Toward Women and G...
11/25/2025

From November 25 to December 10, we join the global movement for 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Toward Women and Gender-Diverse People.This year, as we unite to end digital violence, we’re naming what we see every day: online harm doesn’t stay online. It shows up in people’s mental health, their bodies, and their sense of safety.

For many racialized and marginalized women and gender-diverse people, digital violence doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s layered with racism, migration stress, poverty, and systems that deny their safety. The impact goes far beyond the screen - fueling anxiety, depression, trauma, and, for some, increased dependence on substances as a way to cope with relentless stress.

At Across Boundaries, we see this firsthand. That’s why our approach to mental health and substance use care is firmly grounded in anti-racism and anti-oppression. Because healing is only possible when people feel safe, believed, and understood - especially those who carry both systemic and digital harm.

These #16 Days, we stand with survivors. We honour their courage. And we remain committed to creating culturally responsive care that supports their healing - online, offline, and everywhere their safety is threatened.

Mental health is not a privilege; it’s a right that every person deserves.Yet, in many Black & racialized communities, a...
11/06/2025

Mental health is not a privilege; it’s a right that every person deserves.

Yet, in many Black & racialized communities, access to care still depends on income, background, or circumstance. The impact is far-reaching - poor mental health can lead to missed work, financial hardship, and long-term illness. And too often, those most affected are the least likely to get the help they need.

At Across Boundaries, we provide free, holistic mental health and addictions supports designed to meet the unique needs of racialized communities. From counselling and case management to wellness activities and group programs, our services create spaces of care, connection, and healing.

Learn more about our free services and programs: (link in bio)

Throughout Canadian Patient Safety Week, we came together to learn, reflect, and celebrate what safer, more equitable ca...
11/05/2025

Throughout Canadian Patient Safety Week, we came together to learn, reflect, and celebrate what safer, more equitable care looks like.

Staff explored safety through engaging activities like the Voice Wall, Listening Box, virtual learning games, and a national webinar. These moments opened space for honest dialogue, shared learning, and new ideas for improvement.

Service users also shared their creativity and perspectives through art, poetry, and community discussions that centered their voices in safety.

We ended the week by recognizing our Safety Champions, staff who go above and beyond to make safety part of our everyday care.

The Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025 has wrapped up, but may our commitment to safer, more equitable care continues every day.

During Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025, we’ve taken steps together toward safer, more inclusive care.Whether you’re de...
11/05/2025

During Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025, we’ve taken steps together toward safer, more inclusive care.

Whether you’re delivering care, receiving care, or supporting someone who does — your voice and your actions matter.

This year’s theme, “All Voices for Safer Care,” is a call to recognize that safety isn’t just about systems and checklists — it’s about people. It’s built when we listen to every voice at the table: care providers, policy leaders, service users, families, and communities.

At Across Boundaries, we know that safer care is also culturally safe care — care that acknowledges lived experiences, addresses systemic inequities, and fosters healing in spaces that are equitable, respectful, and inclusive of all identities.

💬 We’d love to hear from you: What does safer care mean to you?

10/28/2025

As part of our series during Canadian Patient Safety Week, our Case Manager, Mandy Cheuk, reflects on what safety truly means in mental health and substance use care.

For Mandy, safety isn’t just about procedures or policies — it’s about how people feel when they walk through our doors. It’s in the way we greet someone, the language we use, and how we respond when someone is in distress.

Working closely with service users from Black and racialized communities, Mandy has learned that emotional and psychological safety can only exist when cultural safety and pricinples of Anti-Racism/ Anti-Oppression are part of every interaction.

It’s about slowing down to listen to a person’s story, understanding how systemic racism, stigma, and colonial trauma shape their experiences, and ensuring that they are not just included — but valued and believed.

Through this lens, service user safety becomes a shared responsibility — one rooted in compassion, equity, and accountability.

It’s Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025, and we’re taking steps together toward safer, more inclusive care.Whether you’re...
10/27/2025

It’s Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025, and we’re taking steps together toward safer, more inclusive care.

Whether you’re delivering care, receiving care, or supporting someone who does - your voice and your actions matter.

This year’s theme, “All Voices for Safer Care,” is a call to recognize that safety isn’t just about systems and checklists — it’s about people. It’s built when we listen to every voice at the table: care providers, policy leaders, service users, families, and communities.

At Across Boundaries, we know that safer care is also culturally safe care - care that acknowledges lived experiences, addresses systemic inequities, and fosters healing in spaces that are equitable, respectful, and inclusive of all identities.

💬 We’d love to hear from you: What does safer care mean to you?

Reminders for today (and every day):
10/23/2025

Reminders for today (and every day):

Sharing smiles and learning together! Our service users recently came together to celebrate Thanksgiving and take part i...
10/20/2025

Sharing smiles and learning together!

Our service users recently came together to celebrate Thanksgiving and take part in activities for World Mental Health Day.

It was a wonderful reminder of the strength, support, and community we build together every day.

Join a team that centres equity, healing, and community care.Across Boundaries is hiring passionate individuals ready to...
10/16/2025

Join a team that centres equity, healing, and community care.

Across Boundaries is hiring passionate individuals ready to make a tangible difference in the lives of Black, Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized communities.

If working in mental health and substance use health drives you, explore our current openings and be part of creating lasting change.

https://acrossboundaries.ca/careers/

Our bodies are archives of our experiences—joy, pain, growth, and everything in between. Healing isn’t just in our minds...
10/15/2025

Our bodies are archives of our experiences—joy, pain, growth, and everything in between. Healing isn’t just in our minds; it lives in our muscles, breath, and posture.

On the Speak, Unspoken podcast, author and somatics teacher Prentis Hemphill (What It Takes to Heal) dives deep into embodiment—the practice of truly coming back to our bodies.

It’s about noticing the subtle messages in our sensations, the patterns we repeat, and the ways we move through the world. These are the gateways to real, lasting change.

By tuning into ourselves, we also learn to show up more fully for others, creating stronger communities and collective care.

🎧 This clip is only a glimpse.

Listen to the full conversation and explore how reconnecting with your body can transform your healing, your presence, and your connection with the world. (link in bio)

It’s World Mental Health Day. This year’s theme focuses on the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial...
10/10/2025

It’s World Mental Health Day. This year’s theme focuses on the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.

But what does that really mean?

Humanitarian emergencies happen when wars, natural disasters, forced displacement, or public health crises disrupt entire communities. These events don’t just take away homes, safety, and stability - they also leave lasting scars on mental health.

For Black and racialized people, refugees, migrants, Indigenous communities, and 2SLGBTQ+ groups, these crises are layered with systemic racism, discrimination, and social exclusion.

Healing in emergencies can’t only mean survival. Mental health care must be prioritized alongside food, shelter, and physical safety, and it must be equitable, culturally safe, and accessible for all.

There is a horrifying rise in hate crimes in our communities. No one should feel unsafe because of who they are, how the...
10/09/2025

There is a horrifying rise in hate crimes in our communities. No one should feel unsafe because of who they are, how they worship, or where they gather.

To confront this growing threat, the Government of Canada has introduced the Combatting Hate Act - new legislation to:

Make hate-motivated crime a specific offence
Criminalize intimidation at places of worship, schools & community centres
Ban public display of hate and terror symbols
Streamline charges so law enforcement can act faster

This Act sends a clear message: hate will be met with accountability, not silence.
Together, we must continue to stand against antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and all forms of hate.

Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2025/09/canada-introduces-legislation-to-combat-hate-crimes-intimidation-and-obstruction.html

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