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Being included is every kid's right
Get ready for the Canadian premiere of the film Deej next Friday at The ReelAbilities Film Festival at Innis Town Hall at the University ...
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The film 'Deej' upends what you think you know about disability
David James Savarese, known as DJ or Deej, has autism and doesn't speak. As a young child, he was placed in foster care. He was abused th...
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I feel joy
The following is a found poem created last night by the narrative group for parents of children with brain injury at Holland Bloorview. A...
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Parent hacks for finding joy
Photo of Anchel Krishna and her daughter SyonaIt's Mental Health Week, so BLOOM asked parent readers to send us their strategies for find...
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Siblings say depression in disabled adults is their top worry
Concern about the mental health of a brother or sister with a developmental disability was the most pressing issue for over half of 360 C...
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'Take care of yourself first:' A parent's recipe for mental health
Studies show elevated rates of depression and anxiety in parents of children with disabilities. They even show our cells age faster due t...
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'The people that have the voice are too tired to raise their voice'
This family! If you haven't watched the film Caring for Tor that aired on CBC The National, you must. It fits perfectly with Mental Healt...
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When a child has a chronic illness, every family member adapts
Sweet Dreams for Chiyo is a tender film about how one family copes when their toddler is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Families of chil...
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'Isn't it enough for art to be joyful?'
Julia Gray describes her work as a post-doctoral fellow at Holland Bloorview as “the humanities reaching into rehab.” Julia trained a...
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With a little help from my friends
Living in hospital for months of rehab after surgery can be hard for a kid and their parents.Kim Hoben (above left) of Whitby says the ki...
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