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Over 200 people in the Kingston area struggling with anxiety and depression have enrolled in a free, nine- to 12-week online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program through Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) Mental Health and Addiction...
Beginning on Monday, April 30 the Burr Wing entrance on King Street will be re-opened for access. Patients, visitors and staff will be able to resume access to the Burr Wing from King Street as well do patient drop off at this entrance. In addition...
Building a trusting relationship, grounded in compassion, respect and understanding, is a top priority for Khayman Wood. Wood is KHSC's first addiction care navigator, helping to guide individuals through their recovery journey.
As we celebrate Occupational Therapy (OT) month, we also celebrate People of KHSC OT Maryl Cook. Occupational therapy is 100 years strong in Ontario and Maryl has seen changes to the profession in her 22 years as an OT. "I graduated with a bachelor's...
Think back to the last time you had to go to a hospital or had an appointment in a clinic you're not familiar with. Were you nervous? Maybe even a little scared? Sandra Mahoney knows how anxious some people can get. As the secretary for the Adult...
Every year, up to 20 secondary-school students from the Limestone District School Board enroll in the LINKS program, an alternative classroom designed to help youth who are unable to attend school due, in large part, to the complex mental health...
The Students Overcoming Anxiety and Rebuilding (SOAR) program is designed to help students in grades five through eight build their emotional awareness. For the past five years, through programming such as art workshops, it has also helped Dr...
The Mental Health and Addictions Care team at KHSC is researching the profound effects of music therapy on patients in the Burr 4 inpatient psychiatric unit.
A person could turn to substances for any number of reasons. In Simon Cashman’s case, it was an inability to cope with the many changes and stressors in his life.
For Eliot Leyenhorst, addiction care is about empathy. Read about his experience in KHSC's Detoxification Centre.
