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Consumer/Survivor Businesses

A-Way Express Courier
Providing permanent, meaningful, flexible employment to people in Toronto with direct experience of the mental health system within a not-for-profit structure

Fresh Start Cleaning Services
An employee driven and run Community Economic Development (CED) operation providing part-time and full-time permanent employment for Consumers/Survivors of the mental health system based in Toronto

Harm Reduction International
A leading organization promoting a harm reduction approach to all psychoactive substances (including illicit drugs, tobacco and alcohol) on a global basis, based in both England and Australia

Out of This World Cafe and Espresso Bar
A cafe, espresso bar and catering company located within the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto that is fully run by consumers/survivors

Parkdale Green Thumb Enterprises
This consumer/survivor-run company offers horticultural and plant maintenance services in Toronto

Progress Place
A recognized leader in psychosocial rehabilitation throughout the Canadian mental health network and the international Clubhouse community based in Toronto

Psychiatric Patient Advocacy Office (PPAO)
A provincial mental health advocacy program in Ontario protecting the legal and civil rights of inpatients in provincial psychiatric hospitals

Queen Street Outreach Society
A volunteer-driven non-profit organization providing education, information and training on mental health and legal issues by psychiatric survivors and consumers

Raging Spoon
A Social Purpose Enterprise catering company located in Toronto that is fully run by consumers/survivors

Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
Presented by Workman Arts, this Toronto Film Festival allows artists to challenge perceptions of reality and to express the truth of mental illness and addiction through film, followed by panel discussions after each screening

Riverdale Community Development Institute (RCDI)
An interdiciplinary student placement and learning program at the Ralph Thornton Community Centre in Toronto, supporting short and long-term community development initiatives of local Riverdale organizations, action and advocacy groups and projects

The Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses (OCAB)
The provincial umbrella organization for several businesses that employ psychiatric consumer/survivors of the mental health system

Voices from the Street
A Speakers Bureau in Toronto comprised of individuals who have had direct experience with homelessness, poverty, and/or mental health issues

Workman Arts
Supporting aspiring, emerging and established artists with mental illness and addiction issues who are committed to developing and refining their art form and promoting a greater understanding of mental illness and addiction through film, theatre, visual art, music and the literary arts in Toronto