Connecting Black Youth with Black Clinicians
The Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY)

Connecting Black youth with Black clinicians
We're here to help! If you or someone you know identifies as Black and requires mental health or substance use support, contact us
Our team, composed of clinicians with lived experience, has the ability to provide culturally safe and relevant Mental Health and Substance use support to Black youth who have been underserved and marginalized by our health system as a whole.
Bo Turpin, Executive Director, Upstream Ottawa
We Are
Youth Focused.
Non Judgamental.
Against Anti Black racism.
Anti Oppressive.
Intersectional.
Culturally Reponsive.
Person Centered.
We Value
Africentrism
Rapport Building
Our Village ( Community )
Strengths-Based Approaches
Harm-Reduction Approaches
Recovery-Based Approaches
Healing-Centered Approaches
Trauma-Informed Approaches