Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY)

Join SAPACCY’s compassionate Africentric approach in supporting Black youth aged 14-29 & families with mental health and substance use services. Your well-being matters!

SAPACCY Program

Mental Health & Substance Care for Black Youths in GTA

Your mental health and wellness is important. SAPACCY takes into consideration the unique challenges that Black youth and their families and caregivers face when they try to access care.

Our clinical teams work from an Africentric, youth-focused, non- judgmental, anti-oppressive, anti-racist, harm reduction, intersectional, strength- based, and healing-centred lens to support youth of African and/or Caribbean descent working through their mental health and/or substance use concerns.

Healing-centred Support for Black Youths

Our program offers a range of confidential services, including counseling, addictions support, group therapy, and trauma-informed interventions. We’re dedicated to supporting African Canadian and Caribbean youth (aged 14-29) and black families with personalized care, fostering healing and resilience.

Africentric Counselling and Psychotherapy:

Find solace and understanding in confidential sessions, embracing your emotions without judgment. Evidence-based care addressing unique needs of Black youth, promoting recovery.
#SupportiveHealing

Empowering recovery with evidence-based care, tailored to your unique needs.

Tailored plans from an intersectional, strength-based lens, empowering Black youth’s well-being. #IndividualizedSupport

Gain resilience and stress management tools, empowering your journey to emotional wellness.
#EmpowerYourMind

Dedicated guidance, harm reduction, and anti-racist support for Black youth facing challenges. walking alongside you every step of the way.
#StrongerTogether

A healing-centered, Africentric approach, connecting Black youth for shared understanding, finding community and growth on your path to healing.
#UnityInSupport

Holistic resources supporting Black youth and families on their journey to well-being.
#EmpoweredSupport

Share experiences, learn, and grow together, strengthening your ability to support your loved ones. A nurturing community for Black families, learning and growing together.
#CaregiverCommunity

Prompt and caring support, offering reassurance during urgent moments. #UrgentSupportAvailable

Culturally sensitive care for Black youth, fostering healing and well-being. #NurturingHealing

Reach Out for Support

Are you experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges and:

  • You or someone you know faces mental health or substance use challenges, including alcohol and cannabis.
  • You proudly identify as Black, embracing your rich cultural heritage.
  • You are aged between 14 and 29, navigating the path of adolescence and young adulthood.
  • You live in the Greater Toronto Area, where we come together to uplift and empower one another.

Together, we strive for healing, resilience, and well-being within our community.

Contact your SAPACCY team at TAIBU Community Health Centre:

Call: 416-679-2735 x212
email: info@taibuchc.ca

Causes We Work For:

Mental Health Equity

Promoting equitable access to mental health services for African Canadian and Caribbean youth.

Culturally Competent Care

Providing culturally sensitive mental health services that honor African and Caribbean traditions.

Anti-Stigma Advocacy

Fighting against mental health and substance use stigma through education and awareness.

Substance Use Prevention

Empowering communities to prevent substance use and promote healthy choices.

Youth Empowerment

Empowering Black youth to take charge of their mental well-being and lead fulfilling lives.

Family Resilience

Supporting Black families to build resilience and foster strong bonds in the face of challenges.

About SAPACCY Program

  • All SAPACCY staff at TAIBU Community Health Centre identify as Black;
  • SAPACCY clients at TAIBU Community Health Centre can have telephone or in-person appointments. In person appointments happen in a wheelchair accessible building;
  • We define Africentricity as embracing and empowering people of African descent with dignity, self-determination, and resilience against racism and colonialism.

SAPACCY (Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth) is currently offered at 7 locations across the province of Ontario:

  • Scarborough:
    TAIBU Community Health Centre;
  • Etobicoke:
    Rexdale Community Health Centre;
  • North York:
    Caribbean African Canadian Social Services
  • Peel:
    Roots Community Services;
  • Ottawa:
    Upstream Ottawa Mental Health Community Support;
  • Hamilton:
    Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre
  • Windsor:
    Windsor Essex Community Health Centre.