Asante Haughton

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Asante Haughton is a Jamaican-born Toronto-based human rights and mental health advocate and the co-founder of Reach Out Response Network.

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Family life

Haughton was born Jamaica before moving to Toronto with mother where he was a gifted student. [1] He has two brothers. [2]

Haughton speaks openly about his depression and anxiety [3] which developed from his experiences as a 10th-grade student when his mother tried to take her own life, but ended up instead hospitalized for months. [2]

He used poetry and rap as an outlet for his emotions and excelled at basketball [2] before getting help from his family doctor. [4]

Career and activism

Haughton is the manager of peer support training [2] at Stella's Place youth mental health organization in Toronto [5] [6] and a mental health consultant for Vice. [7]

He co-founded Reach Out Response Network with Rachel Bromberg in 2020 [8] [3] and contracted COVID-19 the same year. [9]

He does research with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. [10]

Music career

Haughton raps and has collaborated with Toronto rapper Derek Christoff. [11] [12]

Publications

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