Author: Health Providers Against Poverty

HPAP and the University of Toronto Black Medical Student Association is excited to host a lecture from Donna Alexander, a social worker working with CAMH’s Substance Abuse Program for African Canadian and Caribbean Youth (SAPACCY). The talk will discuss Afrocentric and Eurocentric mental health care approaches and how this impacts clinical practice. All health providers […]

Healthcare Providers Against Poverty is a group of healthcare workers who strive to make healthcare provision equitable for all. Since the COVID19 pandemic started, our members have noticed a worrying but predictable trend: those without phones are struggling to get healthcare.  Think about it. Clinics that were once walk-in for care now require pre-booking, even […]

Many families in Ontario rely on social assistance to cover their basic living expenses, which has only become even more challenging during this pandemic. We know that COVID-19 is disproportionally impacting low-income Ontarians, who are often at the front line of this pandemic. Despite this social assistant rates have not increased since 2018 and they […]