Samra Sahlu

Dr. Samra Sahlu is a psychiatrist working at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, where she supports AMANI’s Mental Health & Substance Use Program (historically referred to as SAPACCY – Substance Abuse Program for African and Caribbean Canadian Youth), the Youth Addictions & Concurrent Disorders Service, and the Gender Clinic.

She also provides care at TAIBU Community Health Centre in Scarborough, where she previously supported the Toronto Community Crisis Service/ Mobile Crisis team.

She has practiced psychiatry in hospital, outpatient, ER, and corrections settings, and her professional interests include advocacy, mentorship, cultural psychiatry, transgender/ gender diverse care, community engagement, and collaboration with the arts.

She completed her medical school and residency training in psychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan, and was a Diversity Leadership Fellow through the American Psychiatric Association, where she served on the Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities.