In response to the abrupt closure of the Asian Initiative in Mental Health (AIM) on June 18, 2025, a broad coalition of healthcare leaders, advocates, and community members formed the RE-AIM Coalition to demand accountability, restore vital services, and reimagine culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health care.
We invite you to join us in this growing movement to ensure equitable mental health support for all.
Our Demand & Our vision
Our Demand
We call on UHN (University Health Network) to:
- Immediately reinstate AIM (Asian Initiative in Mental Health) to its full capacity.
- Convene a cross-sector consultation forum that includes affected communities and frontline voices to ensure culturally safe, equitable mental health care for Chinese, Portuguese, and other racialized groups.
Our Vision
RE-AIM is more than a mental health initiative—it is a movement to restore healing, dignity, and cultural connection.
- A renewed Centre of Excellence in cultural psychiatry and community mental health
- Rooted in equity and lived experience
- Advancing care that is culturally grounded, community-driven, and evidence-informed
Together, we are shaping a future where mental health care reflects the diversity of those it serves.
Recent News
Press Release: RE-AIM Coalition Reaches 1,000 Signatories and Delivers Open Letter to UHN CEO on AIM Closure
August 20, 2025, Toronto, ON – The RE-AIM Coalition today announced it has reached a milestone of 1,000 signatories on its petition to reinstate the Asian Initiative in Mental Health (AIM) to its full capacity. Endorsed by service providers, healthcare…
Black Psychiatrists of America letter August 19, 2025
2025-08-19 Stephen McLeod-Bryant, MD, President of Black Psychiatrists of America Inc. Wrote to Dr. Kevin Smith, President & CEO of UHN for their urgent support for the restoration of AIM.
Transcultural Psychiatry Section of the CPA Letter to CEO Letter, August 11, 2025
2025-08-18 Dr. Eric Jarvis, Chair, Transcultural Psychiatry Section of the CPA and a cultural psychiatrist at McGill University with over 30 years of experience, wrote to Dr. Kevin Smith, President & CEO of UHN to express his Concern about dissolution…
OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) letter August 14, 2025
2025-08-14 Debbie Douglas (Executive Director) and Alfred Lam (President) of OCASI wrote to Dr. Kevin Smith CEO, UHN.
OMNI Mandarin: 关注多伦多西区医院亚裔人士精神健康计划
2025-08-10 6月中旬, 多伦多UHN大学医疗网络，在多伦多西区医院设置的亚裔人士精神健康计划AIM，突然无预警地关闭了, 引发了社区的错愕; 在要求医院解释却没有回音之下, 有医生、病人、社区组织及维权团体, 随即组成RE-AIM联盟, 要求医院给个说法, 恢复服务。 AIM是个什么样的计画? 重要性在哪里? 目前有什么新发展? 我们今天就邀请RE-AIM 联盟发言人吴婷婷, 和大家一起关注。