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.

Our Service Users came together in our Social Rehabilitation Program’s Art & Craft session to create handmade ornaments ...
12/22/2025

Our Service Users came together in our Social Rehabilitation Program’s Art & Craft session to create handmade ornaments for the Across Boundaries Christmas tree.

These moments aren’t just about making art, they’re about healing, connection, and finding comfort in a shared space. For many in our community navigating mental health and substance use challenges, creating with their hands becomes a way to breathe, to express, and to feel held.

We’re grateful for the stories, laughter, and hope that filled the room and for the joy our Service Users brought into this holiday season with every ornament they made.

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to say thank you for being part of our work to support Black and racialized communitie...
12/20/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to say thank you for being part of our work to support Black and racialized communities through mental health and substance use care.

This year, we strengthened our services, reached more communities, invested in our workforce, and continued pushing equity forward — within our programs and across the systems that shape people’s lives. As we mark 30 years of Across Boundaries, we’re proud of what we’ve built together and clear that this work continues. We invite you to pause and reflect with us on the impact we’ve achieved side by side this year by exploring our annual report. (https://acrossboundaries.ca/annual-reports/)

The holiday season can hold many things at once. For some, it brings joy and connection. For others, it brings pressure, memories, and emotions that feel heavier this time of year. That’s why care matters now — harm reduction without judgment, food and essentials rooted in dignity, and spaces where people don’t have to go through it alone.

Please note our holiday hours on the graphic. If you or someone you know needs support during this time, these resources are available:

📞 24/7 Support
• Talk Su***de Canada: 1-833-456-4566 | Text 45645 (4pm–12am)
• 988 Su***de Crisis Helpline (Canada): Call or text 988
• Kids Help Phone (ages 5–29): 1-800-668-6868 | Text CONNECT to 686868

📞 Additional Supports
• Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357
• Bereaved Families of Ontario: 1-800-387-1989
• Parents Help Line (Ontario): 1-888-603-9100
• LGBT Youthline (Ontario): 1-800-268-9688 | Text 647-694-4275
• Assaulted Women’s Helpline (Ontario): 1-866-863-0511
• Talk4Healing (Indigenous women & families): 1-855-554-4325
• 211 Canada: Dial 2-1-1

Our service users’ words and experiences matter. They remind us why mental health and substance use care must be rooted ...
12/18/2025

Our service users’ words and experiences matter. They remind us why mental health and substance use care must be rooted in anti-racist, anti-oppressive principles - and why we have to keep doing this work. Their stories keep us accountable, honest, and connected to the realities our community lives every day.

We’re deeply grateful for the trust they place in us.

The holidays can hold joy, but they can also stir memories, pressures, and emotions that sit heavily for many of us. For...
12/09/2025

The holidays can hold joy, but they can also stir memories, pressures, and emotions that sit heavily for many of us. For racialized and migrant communities, the season can feel even more complex - shaped by racism, the demands of migration, cultural stigma, and the ongoing search for support that truly reflects one’s lived experience.

None of this is a personal failing. These are honest responses to the realities we move through. It’s okay to acknowledge the weight of this month - and to know you’re not alone in it.

Read our latest blog to explore how community care can sustain us during this season: https://acrossboundaries.ca/the-holidays-hold-many-truths-community-care-holds-us-through-them/

We’re looking for an Administrative Support Worker to join our team.This role keeps our day-to-day work steady so our st...
12/01/2025

We’re looking for an Administrative Support Worker to join our team.

This role keeps our day-to-day work steady so our staff can focus on offering grounded, respectful mental health care that honours each person’s lived experience. If you’re organized, enjoy supporting others, and want your work to carry purpose, we’d be glad to hear from you.

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):

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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

https://many.bio/AcrossBoundaries

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