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.'
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With Bell Let's Talk day coming up Jan. 31, I'm gathering comments from parents that BLOOM can post anonymously on social media that day....
Our new A Family Like Mine video features a remarkable mother who wants to break the silence around mental illness.Leomina Valderrama has...
Many of you followed Julie Keon on her blog. Julie just released a revised edition, with new content, of her book What I Would Tell You: ...
Two of Amy Wright's children have Down syndrome— Beau, 12, and Bitty, 7. In 2016, Amy opened Bitty and Beau's Coffee Shop in Wilmington...
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement on how children with obesity are stigmatized, and how health pr...
We just finished our first six-week narrative medicine group for parents. The group brought together nine parents for 90 minutes each wee...
I read R. J. Palacio's book Wonder—about a boy called Auggie with a craniofacial condition that elicits stares and fear—back in 2012....
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150 Kilgour Road
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 1R8
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