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Canadians imagine a better future for children, youth, and families. A multidimensional future where all children have the basics of life, they have accessible mental and physical healthcare services, they feel loved and have a […]

Secret Agent Society: The case for integrating mental health and social-emotional supports for kids with autism Kids with autism commonly struggle to regulate their emotions, handle daily stressors in their lives, and navigate everyday social […]

By Dr. Lise Milne What if early intervention – really early intervention – could interrupt inter-generational cycles of trauma? Emerging research confirms that experiences in utero and ‘the first 1000 days’ disproportionately affect the development […]

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability impacting the brain and body of someone exposed to alcohol prenatally. FASD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disabilities, impacting more Canadians than Autism, cerebral […]

“Nolan likes helping me make breakfast these days,” says his mother, Kerri Beirnes. “He can get the toaster button down halfway and then needs support. Most five-year-olds can do this by themselves, but it’s amazing […]

By Heather Blumenthal Dr. Uri Tabori holds positions as the head of the neuro-oncology program at the Hospital for Sick Children, a Professor of Paediatrics and Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto, and a […]

Opinion by the Canada Research Chair in Human Factors in Health Care Systems By Dr. Catherine Burns, Associate Vice President, Health Initiatives From faster and more accurate disease diagnosis to models of using health care […]

By Amir Asif, Vice-President Research & Innovation, York University  From virtual health assistants to diagnostics to surgical procedures – artificial intelligence (AI), and AI-based technologies are transforming health services and health care delivery. While AI […]

University Health Network (UHN) is Canada’s top research hospital and it is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. UHN comprises four academic hospitals, an […]

Dr. Nadiya Sunderji, President and CEO, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care At Waypoint we have already jumped head first into planning for what’s ahead in 2023, building on multiple accomplishments in 2022 and the […]