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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...
'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...
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...
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...
As a child, 'my strength faded away'
By Terrence BishundayalAt the age of six I began losing my childhood.In 2002, my family came from Guyana to Canada.I started first grade ...
Living in an ableist world gives disabled student a unique outlook
Amina Aumeer is a social service worker student at Seneca College who just finished a four-month placement at Holland Bloorview supportin...
Assessing kids for autism varies widely in Canada
The way Canadian children are assessed for autism varies widely, with a median wait for families of seven months to get a diagnosis, acco...
Christa Couture sees beauty in resilience
Photos by Jen SquiresI was scrolling through Twitter when my eyes locked on an image of a pregnant woman. Taken from the side, her belly ...
A brother unites a family and inspires research
Five siblings have created research scholarships in occupational science and therapy at the University of Toronto in honour of their brot...
After a near drowning, a teen accepts she's 'a different person'
Recently, Holland Bloorview family therapist Caron Gan sent me this message:‘Yesterday I went to pick up a prescription at my local dru...
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