Over her lifetime Lynda Rae Campbell made numerous trips to doctors in an effort to find the cause of her chronic abdominal pain. Years of trying to solve the mystery led to misdiagnoses, medications, even several dismissals of her symptoms...
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Mental Health & Addictions Central Referral
Make the Call to Central Referral If you need help with a mental health and addictions problem, Central Referral is there to help. At the IWK we offer mental health...
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African Nova Scotian Service
What is the IWK African Nova Scotian Service (ANSS)? The IWK African Nova Scotian Service (ANSS) treats African Nova Scotian children, youth, and their families up until the youth's 19th...
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June 16, 2025
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Members of IWK MHA & ANSS teams from L to R: Vanessa Izzard, Xavier Hartley, Chelsea Slawter-Wright, Katrina Chase-Brooks, Chelsea Provo, Nicole Works, Dr. Alexa Bagnell, Maureen Brennan & Cynthia Jordan/Courtesy: Ryan Wilson IWK Mental Health and Addictions program is...
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Garron Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (acute inpatient services)
Who we help The Garron Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (acute inpatient care) supports children and youth up to 19 years of age whose mental health and addictions...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Clinic
The IWK OCD Clinic provides specialty service to children and youth with moderate to severe OCD and their families. Care is multidisciplinary including psychiatry, psychology and an in-home support worker...
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June 18, 2025
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World Sickle Cell Awareness Day is observed annually on June 19. The goal is to increase public knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease (SCD), and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers—challenges seven-year-old Karahella Ady and...
