The IWK Youth Psychosis Team is a multidisciplinary specialty service providing clinical service, research, education and advocacy in early identification and treatment of psychotic illness in youth. The IWK Youth...

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Topics:

Mental Health, Occupational Therapy, Outpatient Care, Psychiatry, Psychology, Training and Learning

Groups:

Children, Parents and Caregivers, Youth

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OCD

News and Stories

February 6, 2025 | 6 min read

IWK Mental Health and Addictions to improve access to care with expanded Central Referral hours

Children and youth aged 19 and under who live in Halifax Regional Municipality will have increased access and more flexibility when seeking mental health and addictions support. Starting February 9, 2025, IWK Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) Central Referral will...

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Children’s Health, Health Information

News and Stories

March 17, 2025 | 6 min read

I am the I in IWK -Lindsay Ward, Music Therapy

“Music brings familiarity to an unfamiliar space, predictability to a place that can be an unpredictable,” says Lindsay Ward, a Certified Music Therapist on the IWK Child Life Services team. “As music therapists, we can support the establishment of familiarity...

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Children’s Health, Patient Stories

A woman sits on a big cushion in a playroom, a ukulele in her hands.

Patient Education Resources

[In French] Conseils pour augmenter l’apport calorique des tout-petits

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Type: Patient Education Resources

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All Patient Education Resources - (Pamphlet, Brochure, Handout, Guide), Translation, French Language

Date: March 13, 2025

News and Stories

March 14, 2025 | 1 min read

Marking World Sleep Day

Developmental pediatrician, Dr. Megan Thomas, chats with CTV Morning about better sleep for children and adolescents this World Sleep Day.

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Children’s Health

Patient Education Resources

[In French] Boissons hypercaloriques

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Type: Patient Education Resources

Categories:

All Patient Education Resources - (Pamphlet, Brochure, Handout, Guide), Translation, French Language

Date: March 13, 2025

Information Page

Board of Directors

iwkhealth.ca/about/our-leadership/board-directors

Becoming a Director/Community Member Executive Brief Document (.pdf) Self-Identification Form (.doc) The IWK advertises for new directors/community members in the spring each year. Requirements for new directors are determined by the Boards Skills Matrix as well as geographic requirements set out in the IWK Board Bylaws. Submitted applications are then...