2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations
HIV/AIDS education and prevention, Needle exchange, Individual, family, friends, and partners counsellors for pre and post HIV testing
Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre
No Ontario Health Insurance required for primary care and most specialists. Primary healthcare services for immigrants and refugees of all ages residing in the city of Toronto. Settlement services for LGBTQ+ newcomers – Cultural sensitive, language accessible.
Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA)
Karibu Africa (formerly “Soup Kitchen”), community kitchen, interpretation/translation services, emergency financial assistance, confidential counselling services (men, women, youth living with or affected by HIV/AIDS), African Women Skills Building (support network for all HIV-positive women who self-identify as persons of colour).
AIDS Committee of Toronto
Direct client services, resources, community kitchen. Advocacy, sexuality workshops, safer drug use and safer. sex information. HIV/AIDS services: counselling for gay and bi men (free, confidential, professional), assistance navigating the health and social service system, community health forums, counselling for anyone living with HIV (free, confidential, over the phone or face to face, anonymity is an option (real name not required), employment services (people with HIV considering re-employment). Gay men’s community education and outreach/online outreach, drop-in peer support for 29 years and under, support groups, and health and wellness groups.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
Women dealing with domestic violence, assault and abuse. Access to service in over 140 languages.
Bay Centre for Birth Control
No Ontario Health Insurance required. Birth control, pregnancy assessment and counselling. Abortion counselling and referrals. Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Anonymous HIV testing, other sexual health issues. Birth control methods at reduced costs; free condoms.
Baycrest Hospital
Bellwood Health Services
Women and men 19+ years. Holistic perspective; focus on alcohol, drug, gambling. sexual addictions, and eating disorders and other compulsive and stress, related illnesses; program components include individual and group therapy. Physical and nutritional health, stress management, relapse prevention and coping techniques, family services, continuing therapy.
Birth Control Venereal Disease Information Centre
Services by appointment only. Pregnancy testing and counselling, STD testing and treatment, HIV/AIDS testing (anonymous) and counselling, rapid HIV testing, pap tests, IUD insertions, diaphragm fittings, obstetric and abortion referrals, pill prescriptions and sales, low-cost IUDs and depo provera, free male/female condoms, and free emergency contraceptive pills.
Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP)
For African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities. Education to increase people’s HIV and STIs knowledge, HIV/AIDS and other sexual health awareness and education workshops, outreach activities, distributes condoms and other sexual health related information, harm reduction program, refugee settlement program.
Black Creek Community Health Centre
No Ontario Health Insurance required for general services Primary medical care for all ages. Health promotion and education. Short term counselling provided by Social Worker. Nutrition counselling, foot care, prenatal programs, community development.
Brampton Civic Hospital
Breakaway
Youth 12-25 years and their families concerned about drugs and alcohol. Outpatient treatment for youth with substance abuse related problems. Day treatment program for youth 14-18 years with addictions and mental health problems.
Breaking the Cycle Mothercraft
Community based cross-systemic model. Pregnant women or mothers with children 6 years and under who are involved with drugs / alcohol. Medical assistance (doctor/nurse), pre/post-natal support, addiction counselling, relapse prevention, individual counselling, parenting groups, education, and intervention.
Cabbagetown Women’s Clinic
Therapeutic abortion methods include Dilation and Curettage (D&C) and Dilation and Evacuation (D&E). Dilation and Curettage (D&C): performed on patients from 5 to 14 weeks into pregnancy, done with conscious sedation (I.V. and local freezing), takes about 5 to 10 minutes, and recovery time can vary from 15 to 30 minutes. Dilation and Evacuation (D&E): performed on patients from 15 to 24 weeks into pregnancy, if 15 to 19 weeks patient is required to go for 2 consecutive days, if 19 to 24 weeks patients is required to go for 3 consecutive days, procedure done with conscious sedation (I.V. and local freezing), takes about 15 to 20 minutes, and recovery varies from 30 to 60 minutes.
Central Toronto Community Health Centre
No Ontario Health Insurance required for general services.
Choice in Health Clinic
Surgical abortion from the time a person knows they are pregnant to 15 weeks after the start of your last menstrual period (LMP). Medical abortions up to 7 weeks LMP. Pregnancy exams, counselling and info prior to abortion, medical checkups after abortion, and free interpretation – Free with an Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) card.
Chrysalis Anti-Human Trafficking Network
For women, men, and youth who have been trafficked for the purposes of forced commercial sex or labour Free, confidential over the phone counselling. Local referrals, and a safe buddy system for sex workers operating in isolation. Project Lifeline: to use the lifeline, just call and let us know when you are entering and expected to leave a date you are concerned about.
CJ Refugee Centre
Direct services to people who have been trafficked. Walking through legal processes, immigration procedures, settlement and recovery. Orientations, legal assistance and referrals, info about immigration options, appropriate housing, employment support, counselling and other forms of psycho-social support.
Covenant House
Long term housing for young, female, 16 to 24 years, who are victims of sex trafficking. Residents who can stay for up to 2 years will receive transformational support, including trauma and addiction counselling, life skills training, and educational and vocational support, free legal assistance will be available from the firm of Baker & McKenzie, and legal aid through Justice for Children and Youth for those who choose to seek justice through the courts.
Crossways Clinic
Sexual health drop-in clinic. No referral or Ontario Health Insurance required. Rapid HIV testing, birth control counselling, low-cost/free. birth control, free condoms, Plan B (emergency contraceptive pill), STI testing and free treatment, pregnancy testing (counselling and referral), sexuality and relationship counselling.
Crossways Clinic
HIV testing (rapid testing available), sexual health clinic, STI testing and free treatment, birth control counselling, low cost or free birth control, free condoms, emergency contraceptive pill (plan B), pregnancy testing (counselling and referrals available), and sexuality and relationship counselling. No referral or Ontario Health Insurance required.
East End Community Health Care Centre
Must call ahead, doctor on call for emergencies. No Ontario Health Insurance required.