Wellness

Please call 519-661-3030 to book an individual mental health counselling appointment or consult their webpage for more information. 

Journey Together - Sharing Our Lived Experiences: This wellness support group offered by Western Student Experience aims to create a safe and healing space to share race-related lived experiences including stress, navigating environments, renewal and care. Western is committed to helping students alleviate their faced realities and create a community based on empowerment and collective transformation.

This program offers bi-weekly virtual sessions on Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. To register or for more information, email health@uwo.ca.

Western International's mission is to direct and support the University's international strategy, while acting as a resource to faculties and departments across the Western community

Link to webpage: Western International - Western University (uwo.ca)

Contact: To Learn more about the Black Youth Helpline, consult their webpage or call their toll-free number at 1-833-294-8650 or info@blackyouth.ca 

RiseUp, powered by Kids Help Phone, recognizes that African, Caribbean and Black youth and communities across Canada deserve mental health and well-being support informed by their rich cultures and diverse lived experiences. Rise Up is a national, 24/7, bilingual e-mental health support service for Black youth. The service is free and available nationwide for Black individuals from across the Afro-diaspora of diverse ages, genders, and backgrounds.

Black youth across Canada can access dedicated wellness support for free, 24/7, by texting RISE to 686868.

To Learn more about RiseUp and the services they offer, visit their webpage.

The Black Health team at London Health Sciences Center (LHSC) is actively engaged in advancing the important work of creating safer and inclusive spaces at LHSC, addressing inequities in the healthcare system, and improving care experiences and health outcomes for Black people.  As the first hospital in Ontario to create a health stream dedicated to Black Health, LHSC is in the unique position to collaboratively improve care experiences and health outcomes for Black individuals.

Black Health is an important advancement in LHSC’s commitment to transforming health to better serve Black patients, families and communities. Aligned to Ontario Health’s equity priorities, the Black Health initiative addresses many of the key components of the Ontario Health EDI Anti-Racism Framework and Black Health Plan for Ontario.   

To learn more about the services and support offered by The London Health Sciences Center: Black Health team, consult the following link: Black Health | LHSC or contact them via email at BlackHealth@lhsc.on.ca 

The City of London acknowledges that anti-Black racism is systemic in Canada and emphasizes the need for a comprehensive strategy to address and challenge it in all its forms. On November 26, 2024, City Council approved the 2025-2029 Anti-Black Racism Action Plan, which outlines steps the City will take to improve municipal programs, policies, and procedures to address anti-Black racism. The plan aims to ensure full and meaningful participation of the Black community in services, events, and life in London. With Council’s approval of the action plan, an implementation strategy outlining key outcomes, performance indicators, and timelines is under development. 

To consult London's 2025-2029 Anti-Black Racism Action Plan, visit the following link or consult their webpage.

Stop Tolerhating is a movement to reject hate in London. Full stop. 

We acknowledge that experiences of hate, racism, and discrimination in London are real and come in many forms. As hate incidents continue to rise, we all need to do our part to make London a more inclusive and safe space for everyone. Tolerhating happens when we tolerate hate—when we stay silent and allow discrimination to continue instead of taking action. This silence makes those spreading hate feel like it’s okay, while victims feel excluded and unsafe. The Stop Tolerhating campaign asks us to stop staying quiet and start taking action—standing up against hate and making sure everyone feels respected and included. 

To learn more about the City of London's Stop Tolerance Campaign consult their webpage through the following link.

Black Mental Health in Canada Inc. (BMHC) is to improve the well-being and advocate for culturally safe, competent, accessible, and affordable mental health care and the diverse Black communities in Canada. The mission of BMHC is to promote community education and empowerment through a range of activities, including public speaking engagements and workshops, as well as providing information and resources.

At the Black Mental Wellness Corp., their mission is to provide access to evidence-based information and resources about mental health and behavioural health topics from a Black perspective, to highlight and increase the diversity of mental health professionals, and to decrease the mental health stigma in the Black community.

The Black Therapist List recognizes that mental health is often considered taboo in Black communities, and there are many barriers to seeking support. Stats show that only 1 in every 3 Black adults who need mental health support receive it. The Black Therapist List is designed to destigmatize mental health and help normalize therapy in the Black community. Their mission is to connect you with someone you feel you can trust, relate to, and who understands your unique experiences.

The Canadian Black Health Alliance is a community-led, registered charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada. They centre Black communities in defining the challenges and barriers affecting their health and well-being. They provide a platform for Black people to establish a familiar voice on systemic problems and work to co-design and mobilize the tools, skills, partnerships, and investments needed to implement solutions that deliver health outcomes across Canada. 

To learn more about the Canadian Black Health Alliance, click here. 

The Black Health Plan offers this response for Black populations and provides a template to inform planning and action for other populations facing systemic disadvantages. Throughout this document are stories of grassroots, local, and regional initiatives that took place before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to support
Black communities. The Black Health Plan aims to enable the vision of improved health for Black Ontarians. It is informed by recent interventions, such as the 2017 legislation of the Anti-Racism Act, Ontario’s Anti-Black Racism Strategy, and Ontario Health’s Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism Framework to help achieve better health outcomes for all patients, families, and providers.

To learn more about Ontario's Black Health Plan, consult the following link.

Ontario Health is committed to advancing equity, inclusion and diversity and addressing racism. In order to achieve better outcomes for all patients, families, and providers within Ontario’s health system, we must explicitly identify and address the impacts of anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism as part of our commitment. This framework builds upon our existing legislated commitments and relationships with Indigenous peoples and Francophone communities, and recognizes the need for Ontario Health to take an intersectional approach to this work.

To learn more about Ontario Health’s Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Framework, consult the following link.

Healing in Colour envisions a world where BIPOC* (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), in all our intersections, have access to therapy that supports our healing and liberation. For BIPOC, finding a therapist who understands our lived experiences can feel next to impossible. Healing in Colour strives to make that search easier. Healing in Colour offers a directory of BIPOC therapists who are committed to supporting BIPOC individuals across all their intersections.

Learn more about Healing in Colour. 

The Black Healing T.O. was founded by anti-oppressive social worker Melissa Taylor. Black Healing TO is committed to providing support & care for Black & Afro Indigenous folks in Ontario. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and trauma-informed. We aim to embody four key principles: respect, self-determination, trauma-informed practices, and anti-racist and anti-oppressive approaches.

To Learn More about Black Healing T.O.

Across Boundaries has a holistic approach to mental health care that includes many of the same services offered by other mental health agencies, but is also anchored in an anti-racist, anti-Black racism and anti-oppression framework. Their employees are members of the various communities we serve, speak their languages, understand their cultures and also understand their current social realities.

To Learn More about Across Boundaries.