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
Toronto Star: UHN abruptly shutters mental health clinic for Chinese Canadians — and former patients and community members are sounding the alarm
Published by Toronto Star July 31, 2025
加拿大八方传媒新闻平台: 加拿大華人社區要求多倫多大學健康網絡（UHN）的尊重、透明和問責
（多倫多 7 月 28 日訊）多倫多 RE-AIM 聯盟強烈要求 University Health Network (UHN) 尊重社區，立即回應處理其於2025 年 6 月 18 日突然關閉「多倫多西區醫院亞裔人士精神健康計劃」（AIM），卻在事前未與康復者、社區合作夥伴和內部員工協商的行動。
News Release: Chinese Canadian Communities Demands Respect, Transparency and Accountability from UHN
7/28/2025/Toronto- RE-AIM Coalition demands respect and immediate actions from UHN to address the abrupt closure on June 18, 2025 of the Asian Initiative in Mental Health (AIM) without consultation with patients, community partners, and internal staff.
Canadian Chinese Medical Society (CCMS Ontario) Letter July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025. Chi-Ming Chow, M.D. MSc FRCPC FCCS FASE DBIM CPC(HC), President, Chinese Canadian Medical Society (Ontario) wrote the letter to Dr. Kevin Smith, CEO, UHN
Empowerment Council Letter July, 10, 2025
July 10, 2025. Lucy Costa, Deputy Executive Director of The Empowerment Council: Systemic Advocates in Mental Health & Addiction wrote to Sarah Downey, President and CEO CAMH and Kevin Smith, Presiden & CEO, UHN