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To help support information sharing during the unprecedented respiratory viral surge this fall Kids Come First has collected the following helpful content for family physicians and pediatricians: Ottawa’s hospitals stand together to help the region’s children and youth from CHEO’s newsroom, posted on Friday, November 18, 2022 Helpful content for Family Physicians and Pediatricians Family […]
During colder months many people catch respiratory illnesses like colds, influenza (flu), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), and COVID-19. Here is some helpful information for families and caregivers* Family Doctor Tips on Caring for Children with Respiratory Symptoms [from the Ontario College of Family Physicians] Supply challenges affecting children’s pain and fever medications information for families […]
Happy Anniversary! One year of making home and community care better for kids and families
23 September 2022
Kids Come First | Enfants avant tout
This week marks one year of pediatric home and community care at CHEO and the benefits to thousands of children, youth and families are ones we can all celebrate. Last September, the Ontario Minister of Health transferred responsibility for the delivery of this care in Ottawa and the Champlain region to CHEO’s Integrated Home and Community Care […]
Report calls for simplified access to francophone health services
27 April 2022
Kids Come First | Enfants avant tout
Ottawa — A new system capacity report from the Francophone working group of the Kids Come First Health Team assesses access to French-language health services in the Champlain region and finds a resounding need to improve, facilitate and centralize access to care, with a priority focus on service for mental health and addictions, and medically […]
The Ontario Minister of Health Supports The Kids Come First Health Team!
4 October 2021
Kids Come First | Les enfants avant tout
Kids Come First Health Team vaccine update: Patient and Caregiver second doses of COVID vaccination
19 August 2021
Kids Come First | Les enfants avant tout
Did you receive your first COVID-19 vaccine at CHEO? Here is what you can expect for your second dose: The Kids Come First Health Team will be holding vaccination clinics at CHEO for individuals who received their first dose at CHEO. These clinics continue to be offered based on the criteria established by Provincial guidelines […]
Kids Come First extends its wrap-around support for at-risk children and youth
Kids Come First | Les enfants avant tout
Ottawa — With safety top of mind, the Kids Come First Health Team has come together for some of the region’s most vulnerable children and youth — those who are, or at risk of, experiencing maltreatment, such as abuse or neglect — during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home may not always be a safe place, but it is the only place […]
Kids Come First Health Team helps youth 12+ to get the COVID-19 vaccine in the Ottawa region
Kids Come First | Les enfants avant tout
Ottawa—June 7, 2021 — Children from 12 to 17 years old in the Ottawa region are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine through the provincial booking portal. Members of the Kids Come First Health Team, including Ottawa Public Health (OPH), CHEO, community pediatricians, Roger Neilson House, parent and youth partners, and family physicians are working together to […]
RBC donates $1.5 M to help youth who need mental health and addiction services
Kids Come First | Les enfants avant tout
Ottawa, ON — Today, the RBC Foundation presented $1.5 million to CHEO for the Kids Come First Health Team to improve access to youth mental health care in our community. This donation will support 1Call1Click.ca, a new initiative that will help Kids Come First create a single point of entry to Eastern Ontario’s system of […]
Supporting youth mental health: a resource for summer camps and anyone caring for kids
18 August 2021
Kids Come First | Les enfants avant tout
The Kids Come First Health Team has created a super-useful, one-page info sheet to help camps and their counsellors recognize and support children and youth with mental health concerns. “Supporting Youth Mental Health” provides: what to watch for, helpful coping strategies, ideas about who to turn to for support, how to start conversations about mental […]