Krasman Centre

Family Support Group
2023-09-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
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 our 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

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 7 pm-9 pm via Zoom or you can connect one-on-one with a Family Peer Supporter.
Want to attend a group? You can sign up online or send an email to familysupport@krasmancentre.com.

Exploring Emotions & Behaviours
2023-09-19 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-09-12 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-09-05 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-29 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:30
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.
Join us every Tuesday from 1:00 pm-2:30 pm.
Click here to register online or send an email to a.gooding@krasmancentre.com

Coping with Grief
2023-09-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-12 10:00 - 12:00
Coping with Grief is a six-week bereavement peer support group for individuals who have lost a loved one to help cope with their grief. This group will hold space and support individuals in their healing journey. Participants will discuss how losing a loved one affected them and support each other through sharing stories and ideas.
Please note that this is a closed group which runs every Tuesday morning for 6 weeks beginning Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Pre-registration is required.
Dates: Tuesday, September 12, 19,26 | October 3, 10, 17.
Time: 10:00 pm – 12:00 pm
Where: Online via Zoom or phone
Register online using the Online Registration Form
For more information or to register by phone, please contact Cathleen Marengeur at (416) 562-8824 or email c.marengeur@krasmancentre.com.

The Meeting Spot Support Group
2023-09-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-08-21 11:00 - 13:00
The Meeting Spot is a virtual peer support group 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.

Lived Experience Advocates for Mental Health and Addictions (LEAMHA)
2023-09-15 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

View the 2023 LEAMHA Meeting Schedule
Interested in joining LEAMHA? Register Online
For further information, please contact Dylan de la Rivière.
Phone: (647) 717- 4035 | Email: d.delariviere@krasmancentre.com

Games Day
2023-09-15 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-09-01 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-25 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-08-18 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for Games Day! We have games and more games!
Set aside some time to have FUN and LAUGH! Join like-minded people in an exploration of entertaining games. We play word games, scavenger hunts, online games, charades, and board games, sing, dance, and make up funny verses. Trust yourself to let go and be FREE. Start every weekend off with a blast.
Every Friday | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Online via Zoom
Register online for Games Day or register by phone at 416-303-2629.

The Meeting Spot Support Group
2023-09-14 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-09-07 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-08-31 17:00 - 18:30, 2023-08-24 17:00 - 18:30
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.

Tough Stuff - An All Inclusive Addictions Support Group
2023-09-12 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 via email, please get in touch with Sara Nicklin at s.nicklin@krasmancentre.com

National Truth and Reconciliation Virtual Event
2023-09-12 15:00 - 17:00
Krasman Centre’s Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Change Committee (ARAOCC) presents an educational session by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). This virtual event will feature our guest Jake Charles or Na-nock-ashee (which means Hummingbird in Ojibway), a traditional Anishinaabe knowledge sharer, teacher, and cultural guide in his community of the Chippewas of Georgina Island, who will be singing with his hand drum, to open the event.
Then followed by our guest speaker Kaila Johnston (Supervisor of Education, Outreach, and Public Programming from NCTR), who will discuss colonial systems and impacts (sixties scoop, day schools, sanatoriums, MMIWG), intergenerational trauma and healing, Calls to Action, and allyship)
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Time: 3 pm – 5 pm ET
Where: Online via Zoom or phone
Live Closed Captioning will be provided for this event.
Register Online using the Online Registration Form
For more information or to register, contact Linda Elwin at (905) 251-3275 or l.elwin@krasmancentre.com

Krasman Centre Richmond Hill BBQ Event
2023-09-08 11:30 - 14:30 | Wave Pool, 5 Hopkins St, Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 0C1, Canada
The Richmond Hill Drop-in is hosting a community BBQ to celebrate our 25th Anniversary! We will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, and other light refreshments. This event is FREE and everyone is welcome to attend.

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
Time: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Location: Wave Pool – 5 Hopkins St., Richmond Hill
For more information or questions, contact Anand at 416-509-9681.

Who Am I?
2023-09-06 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-08-30 14:30 - 16:00, 2023-08-23 14:30 - 16:00 | Online Via Zoom
Who AM I? is an open support group for those who wish to understand, accept and embrace their uniqueness.
Have you ever said to yourself “I don’t know who I am anymore?”. Maybe you’ve said, “My life is not what I want it to be”. These statements are more common than we think. Have you spent your life living up to external expectations while ignoring your own dreams or needs? Are you eager to express your authentic self and flourish regardless of your situation? Let’s take some time to investigate together what our inner self is yearning to tell us.
Join us for the “Who Am I?” group, where we will examine ourselves with a non-judgmental heart and open mind. Let’s find peace with who you are, where you are and what you are.
This virtual workshop will run for five sessions starting Wednesday, August 9th to Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm online via Zoom. The Zoom Link will be sent to participants a week prior to the group start date.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This group has reached maximum capacity due to high response. All further registrations will be put on a waiting list for the next cycle of this group.
Contact: Andrea Gooding, York Region Outreach Peer Supporter
Register Online | By Phone: (416) 303-2629 | Email: a.gooding@krasmancentre.com

World Poisoning Awareness Day - IN-Person Event
2023-08-31 16:00 - 21:00
World Poisoning Awareness Day / International Overdose Awareness Day
Join us in honouring those who have lost their lives and those impacted by drug poisoning. The evening will be accompanied by guest speakers, a candlelight vigil, refreshments and more.
Where: Richmond Hill United Church – 10201 Yonge St, Richmond Hill
When: August 31st, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
All members of the community are welcome.
For more information, contact info@cayrcc.org or call 905-884-0613.

Summer Mindfulness Group
2023-08-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Via Zoom
Invest some quiet and relaxation time for yourself with mindful breathing and meditation. Mindfulness is being fully aware of what is happening in the present moment without filters or judgment. Together, we will take a few moments to explore and understand what our body tells us through our emotions and feelings. Here we will develop compassion for ourselves and learn to breathe during stressful moments.
Contact: Andrea Gooding, York Region Outreach Peer Supporter
Register Online | By Phone: (416) 303-2629 | Email: a.gooding@krasmancentre.com
