The R.I.T.E.S. Collaborative
The R.I.T.E.S. Collaborative is a new program that offers a comprehensive spectrum of coordinated and culturally responsive services meeting a broad range of needs among Black youth and their families in Northwest Toronto.
The R.I.T.E.S. Collaborative combines the knowledge and expertise held by Central Toronto Youth Services (CTYS) in relation to Black youth and Anti-Black Racism (ABR) practices, and the well-known and respected clinical excellence of the George Hull Centre.
The R.I.T.E.S. Collaborative’s integrated mental health services for Black children and youth from birth to 18, and their families, will be developed and delivered collaboratively by CTYS and the George Hull Centre. The program builds upon the experience that CTYS has in delivering culturally specific mental health programming to Black and Black LGBTQ2S youth in Toronto, as well as the George Hull Centre’s full range of multidisciplinary clinical services and interventions, including expertise in family intervention and trauma.
In addition to providing clinical services, the R.I.T.E.S. Collaborative creates an environment for knowledge building, community voices, and linkages with formal partners like CTYS and the University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work, and informal collaboration with community organizations like the Jean Augustine Centre, Delta Family Services, Rexdale Women’s Centre, Jamaican-Canadian Association, and the Somali Women’s and Children’s Network.
The program operates out of our new 2670 Islington Avenue office, in the heart of Rexdale.
Please contact the Intake Coordinator at 416-622-8833, extension 258 for more information or email us at Intake@georgehull.on.ca.