COVID-19

Jessica was just 13 years old when she was admitted to the Eating Disorders Unit (EDU) at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores). Grappling with lingering symptoms of a concussion, a naturopath had advised Jessica to change her diet.

The wave of emotions this past year most of us have gone through has ranged from anxious and scared to feelings of sadness and lost, but I would attest that the predominate emotion most of us have felt this past week are feelings of anger.  We are angry for so many reasons rangi

As Canada joins the World Health Organization (WHO) and countries around the globe in recognizing World Mental Health Day on October 10, a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) has revealed a majority of Canadians believe we are in

What’s a healthy anxiety in times of stress?

Many of us may have been wondering that since novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared an international pandemic last week by the World Health Organization (WHO).

If you have been to a grocery store within the past week you’ve seen the empty shelves and panic buying that has been occurring everywhere. 

One of the reasons I am so proud to be a member of the Ontario Shores family is the sense of community I feel as I walk through halls of the hospital each and every day.

With all the emotions that we are collectively experiencing these next few months, we might want to taking time to experience new things that we’ve always wanted to do. 

In the upcoming weeks we will have to become even more socially isolated than we already are.

Having empathy for teenagers can be really hard sometimes.