Pull up a bean-bag chair: MCH program helps kids with autism get ready for school
With the support of his family and Hamilton Health Sciences McMaster Children’s Hospital’s (MCH) Autism Program, four-year-old Charlie Cassan started...
Art supply donations helps MCH teens with mental health challenges
Hamilton friends Sandy Greenblatt and Laurie Horricks were walking their dogs in the summer of 2021 when their conversation turned...
Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre celebrates five years in the community
A typical birthday party for a five-year-old might include balloons, pizza and a bouncy castle. But these are not typical...
Children’s Health Centre phased reopening starts this week
The Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre (RJCHC) reopened Monday, August 10, 2020 for limited in-person care. Hamilton Health Sciences is...
Mental health in children and youth – A patient’s story
In Grade 10, Talat Hakim started having panic attacks while speaking in class. Then, it started happening while lying in...
RJCHC helps kids Get Wet ‘N Fit in the pool
Swimming is one of Wesley David's favourite things to do. Through the Get Wet 'N Fit program, he can get physiotherapy while partaking in an activity he loves...