Central Toronto Youth Services (CTYS) is a community-based, accredited Children’s Mental Health Centre that serves many of Toronto’s most vulnerable youth.
Connections – 12 week in person group for youth ages 13-17
We are pleased to announce that CTYS is offering a 12 week in person group (“Connections”) starting October 2024 for youth ages 13-17 struggling with anxiety, worries and low mood… Continue reading Connections – 12 week in person group for youth ages 13-17
Rainbow Week of Action
With anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate on the rise across Canada, we — as queer and trans people, allies, friends and families — are speaking up. We are urging elected officials and governments at every level to take action to advance rainbow equality, address hate and advocate for a more free and equal future for all our families. www.Rainbowequality.ca
CTYS Pride Community Message
At Central Toronto Youth Services (CTYS), we have been offering gender-affirming services to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their families for over 30 years. We stand by the evidence that exploring sexuality… Continue reading CTYS Pride Community Message
Black Lives, They Matter Here
Below are three posts from Central Toronto Youth Services Youth Consultants about Black Lives Matter and the weight of current times. Gone and lost, forget The lives of lost souls,… Continue reading Black Lives, They Matter Here
National Truth and Reconciliation Day
Land Acknowledgement: We acknowledge that CTYS is situated on the unceded lands and territories of the Anishanabeg, Haudenosaunee, the Chippewa, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Wendat peoples and is… Continue reading National Truth and Reconciliation Day
How The Families in TRANSition program began
The Families in TRANSition program started as a natural extension of the work we were already engaged in with trans, gender-diverse, nonbinary, Two-Spirit youth and their families. Over decades of… Continue reading How The Families in TRANSition program began