Like most parents, I would do anything for my child.
When Justin was younger, he had a lot of strange medical conditions. So many times I would hear the paediatrician say, “I really don’t know what’s going on with him.”
It’s not always easy to talk to teenagers about substance use. But, it’s more important now than ever.
“Parents matter,” says Kasie Coulombe, coordinator of The Royal’s Early Intervention Program.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO – February 1, 2022: The Royal is pleased to announce that has been named among the National Capital Region’s Top Employers. This is the seventh time The Royal has received this honour.
On April 6, The Royal established C-PROMPT to temporarily provide support and mental health care services to individuals with urgent mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Royal is upgrading our Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology to better support your mental health care.
When it comes to mental illness, it is difficult to fix what we can’t see.
Unlike cancer or diabetes – where a tumor is visible, or a simple blood test can map patient’s symptoms to their blood sugar levels – depression has traditi
COVID-19 Q&A:
I’m a caregiver of someone with mental health concerns and I’m having a hard time taking care of myself.
Answer:
It has been six months since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in Canada. There is no question that the past months have challenged us as individuals and as a community. Here at The Royal, they have also brought out the best in us.
OTTAWA — Today, The Royal announced the biggest individual donation in its history — $6 million from an anonymous donor, earmarked to accelerate the future of mental health research and discovery.
The Royal is pleased to announce that Dr. Simone Vigod of Women’s College Hospital and the University of Toronto is the 2021 winner of The Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research.
What do leisure activities have to do with our mental health? As it turns out, everything. Whether it’s volleyball, floor hockey, journaling, or art, there is a well-established link between recreation and mental health.
What is the best way to study resilience to childhood trauma among Inuit? What does “success” look like in the face of trauma?
Dr. Northoff joins 50 leaders recognized for outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement.
In Canada, 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness every year.
As mental health stigma continues to dissipate, more and more people are reaching out and seeking help.
What is the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Canadian medical residents? Thanks to a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), we might be one step closer to answering this question, and developing an improved response to meet the mental health needs of this unique group.
The Royal is proud to announce the launch of engagecaregivers.ca, a new platform intended to support more meaningful engagement of caregiver advisors by health organizations across Canada.
Dr. Zachary Kaminsky is the newly appointed DIFD Mach-Gaensslen Chair in Suicide Prevention Research at The Royal’s Institute of Mental Health Research.
In 2014, Dr.
We at The Royal are all accountable for delivering excellent person and family-centred care based on the ever-evolving needs of the communities we serve.
Ottawa (Ontario), December 12, 2017 — ‘Tis the season for influenza and gastroenteritis (“stomach flu”).
Ottawa is the nation’s capital and the fourth largest urban region in Canada. Home to over 1.4 million people, 66 per cent of residents live in Ottawa with the rest in neighbouring municipalities.
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“The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety, it’s connection.” – Johann Hari