Krasman Centre

International Students Support Group
2025-08-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-13 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Toronto)
Are you an international student in Canada looking to connect with others who understand what you’re going through? Join the International Students Peer Support Group — a welcoming, community-led space hosted by the Krasman Centre, designed specifically for international students navigating life in Canada.
Whether you’re dealing with the pressures of studying, immigration stress, financial challenges, or rebuilding your social network, you’re not alone. Our group facilitators have experience as international students themselves and understand the emotional and practical challenges of starting over in a new country.
This is a drop-in style group — join or leave anytime based on your comfort and availability. Come build community, find support, and share space with others who get it. Register here or email us at groups@krasmancentre.com
A Zoom link and reminder will be sent prior to each session.
Contact: Nandini Bhuta, Virtual Groups Peer Supporter & Coordinator | Phone: (437)-213-6301 | Email: n.bhuta@krasmancentre.com

The Meeting Spot Support Group
2025-08-28 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-21 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-14 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-08-07 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-07-31 17:00 - 18:30 and 2 more dates
The Meeting Spot is a virtual peer support group drop-in that fosters connectivity, social interactions, and community engagement among people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges.
Here, we strive to maintain a welcoming environment where you will find support and understanding from others who share similar experiences. Join a community that inspires courage, hope, and self-determination.
The Meeting Spot runs every Monday and Thursday virtually via Zoom. You can also dial in by phone. Sign up to receive the Zoom login information. You can Register Online or call (416) 303-2629. For more information, please email groups@krasmancentre.com.

Family Support Drop-in
2025-08-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-08-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-22 19:00 - 21:00
FREE

The Family Support Group is a safe and non-judgmental space for family members, caregivers, and friends supporting loved ones with mental health and/or addiction challenges.
We believe people can and do recover and that families play a major supportive role in the process.
As part of the Family Support Group, you can:

Find information and referrals
Share your struggles
Connect with other peers with similar experiences
Learn from other’s experiences and successes

Our weekly group meeting takes place every Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. online via Zoom.
We warmly welcome you to join us for this interactive session and connect with like-minded individuals. It’s a great opportunity to share your experiences, gain insights, and learn something new. We look forward to seeing you there!
Click here to register online for the Family Support Group or send an email to familysupport@krasmancentre.com.

Tough Stuff – An All Inclusive Addictions Support Group
2025-08-26 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-08-12 17:00 - 18:30
Tough Stuff – An All Inclusive Addictions Support Group supporting peers with the challenges of substance use, food, and behaviours. If you would like to attend a Tough Stuff virtual group, please join by 5:15 p.m. that day. The first 15 people to attend each session will be admitted to the group. This is to keep each session more intimate for sharing. This will be managed by admitting on a first-come, first-serve basis. You will be notified in the waiting room if the group for that session is full.
We meet every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 5 PM to 6:30 PM virtually via Zoom.
This is a group for open and honest discussions about what drives us to do what we do! This is a safe space to meet with others with lived experience, who know how you feel!
The Krasman Centre operates from a harm reduction perspective, we are here to support you with any goals you may have.
Register online: https://forms.office.com/r/QYh0yKvF6w
For more information or to register please email groups@krasmancentre.com

Exploring Emotions & Behaviours
2025-08-19 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-08-05 13:00 - 14:30
FREE

Negative Self-Talk:

Do you find that your inner critic is controlling your life?
Do you have ruminating thoughts you can’t control?
Are you experiencing feelings you can’t identify?

Guess what, you are not alone.

This virtual group will challenge negative emotions and share coping strategies to promote our own personal wellness. Peers will be asked to share a troubling experience (personal or not) and the group will work together to come up with solutions that enable you to feel in control of the situation.
Click here to register online or send an email to groups@krasmancentre.com

Get CREATIVE! on hiatus
2025-08-15 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-08-01 10:00 - 11:30
Get CREATIVE! is on hiatus this month, no groups

Take your wellness to the next level. A place where you can create and engage in personal wellness using your own creative ideas & skills.
Arts, poetry, photographs, drawing, crafts, journaling, mindfulness and more.
For more information, please contact groups@krasmancentre.com

Who Am I? Workshop
2025-08-13 14:30 - 16:00, 2025-08-06 14:30 - 16:00, 2025-07-30 14:30 - 16:00, 2025-07-23 14:30 - 16:00
Do you feel lost, unsure of yourself? Are you navigating life without a map? Are you ready to self-reflect and rediscover yourself?
If so, we invite you to register for the Who Am I? virtual workshop presented by Peer Support Pathways to Wellbeing:
A group for those who wish to understand, accept and embrace their uniqueness.
This is an opportunity to examine ourselves with a non-judgmental heart and open mind. Let’s find peace with who we are, where we are and what we are.
Since self-exploration and acceptance will be fostered, we recommend participants be curious and open to self-examination by leaving their video feed on (if technology permits) and being comfortable with light mirror work and self-reflective journaling.
Please note that this is a closed group. To get the most out of this group, participants should be prepared to attend all 5 sessions.
Dates: Wednesdays July 16, 23, 30, August 6 and 13, 2025
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Online via Zoom or phone
Contact Info: pathwaystowellbeing@krasmancentre.com
LINK TO REGISTER

CIVIC HOLIDAY (No groups)
2025-08-04
Virtual Peer Support Groups will not run on Monday, August 4, 2025 due to the statutory holiday.

LEAMHA CANCELLED
2025-08-01 13:00 - 15:00
The Lived Experience Advocates for Mental Health and Addictions (LEAMHA) will advocate for the needs and voice of people and communities served by the York Region and North Toronto Ontario Health Teams with regard to mental health and addictions and will facilitate communication and reports to its membership on how the Ontario Health Team addresses and/or acts upon members concerns and suggestions. If you are a person with lived experience of mental health and/or addictions, we welcome your participation.

This meeting is held monthly, to discuss systemic issues of importance to people with lived experience and develop an action plan on how to address this with the Ontario Health Teams
