On December 10, Toronto Public Heath declared a Norovirus outbreak on the Complex Continuing Care unit. Other units and programs are operating as usual. Click for more info.
Please note our ambulatory care services will be closed on Dec. 25-26, 2025, and Jan. 1, 2026. The day program will be closed Dec. 22-26, 2025.
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'This film reminded me that healing and growth happen when we stop hiding parts of ourselves and let others in.'
Anyone who knows Geoffrey Feldman knows that he's an extraordinary parent.“I'm not a typical dad,” he says with a chuckle.At 76, Geof...
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Keah Brown is an American writer working on a book called The Pretty One, which is a collection of essays about living as a disabled woma...
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The Azrieli Foundation has given $10.4-million to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to create the first centre in Canada to supp...
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Chika Stacy Oriuwa has written a brilliant piece in Flare about being the only black medical student in her University of Toronto class.C...
Today is Bell Let's Talk day and we want to join the dialogue by talking about mental health and parenting children with disabilities.Ove...
In 2012, Connor McHardy, 7, “got his star,” says his mother Mindy. It's one of 370 glass stars on the wall in the playroom at Roger N...
Sweet Dreams for Chiyo is a film that follows the Ehara family when their toddler Chiyo is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Parents Rhiana...
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