Kingston City Council to discuss motion to denounce conversion therapy

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Ben Rogers, Bridget Doherty, City of Kingston, conversion therapy, Councillor Bridget Doherty, Criminal Code, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), LGBTQ2S+, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ottawa city council, Third Day Worship Centre

At their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, City Council will discuss a motion to denounce the practice of conversion

Community News

Kids Get Stressed Too program goes virtual thanks to United Way grant

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Emergency Community Support Fund, free program, Kids Get Stressed Too, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), living well south east Ontario, self-management program, self-management skills, self-management workshop, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), virtual program

Coping with COVID-19 brings mental burdens like worry, frustration, and loneliness to everyone, including children. The Self-Management Program of Southeastern

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KCHC partners with Spectra Plasmonics for street ‘drug-checking’ pilot project

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Alison Young, City of Kingston, Dr. Kieran Moore, drug poisoning, KCHC, Kingston City Council, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Malcom Eade, Medical Officer of Health, opioid crisis, opioid deaths, opioid overdose, opioid use, Spectra Plasmonics, street drugs

Kingston City Council has approved a contribution of $269,000 to a new drug-checking pilot project from Kingston Community Health Centres

Health News

COVID-19 testing now available at KCHC

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments appointments, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assessment Centre, COVID-19 testing, joint initiative, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), test-only site, walk-ins

A new satellite location for COVID-19 testing is available at the Kingston Community Health Center (KCHC) at 263 Weller Avenue.

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New ICH offering ‘life-saving’ services as construction continues

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, Consumption Treatment Services, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), housing and homelessness, housing crisis, Integrated Care Hub, Justine McIsaac, K&P Trail, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), overdose, overdose prevention, safe injection sites, Street Health

Seventeen days after opening their doors, the managers of Kingston’s new Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal St. held

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Service providers prepare for opening of new Integrated Care Hub

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments City of Kingston, Gilles Charette, HARS, Housing and Social Services, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Mike Bell, petition, Ruth Noodergraaf

Partners in operation of Kingston’s Integrated Care Hub hosted a public update on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, as the opening

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Petitioners: Integrated Care Hub not welcome at 661 Montreal St.

October 2, 2020October 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments 661 Montreal Street, Artillery Park, City of Kingston, Dr. Kieran Moore, Gilles Charette, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), Integrated Care Hub, Jeff McLaren, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), NIMBYs, Rob Hutchison, Simon Chapelle, Street Health

A petition of 186 signatures protesting the new location of the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) is being submitted to council

Community News

Rotary in Kingston project to further aid Pathways to Education graduates

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Centennial Projects, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Pathways Kingston, Pathways to Education, post-secondary education, Roger Romero, Rotary Clubs of Kingston, Rotary FAR Project, Rotary in Kingston

With their centennial anniversary year on the horizon, Rotary in Kingston has launched a new project that will allow alumni

City Community Health News

‘Integrated Care Hub’ opening at Artillery Park

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 24/7, Artillery Park, at-risk population, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, City of Kingston, drop-in centre, drug addiction, HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS), homeless camp, homeless population, homelessness in Kingston, Integrated Care Hub, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), mental health support, Street Health Centre, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), vulnerable residents

An Integrated Care Hub to serve Kingston’s most vulnerable population is set to open at Artillery Park on Monday, July.

City News

City looking to open Artillery Park as a drop-in day-service centre

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, Artillery Park, Belle Park, Belle Park homeless encampment, camping, CAO Lanie Hurdle, City Council, City of Kingston, drop-in centre, Home Base Housing, homelessness, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), shelters, Street Health

In sharing some information on the Belle Park encampment updates in advance of the special City Council meeting scheduled for

City Community News

City of Kingston opens Artillery Park as cooling centre

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Artillery Park, Calvin Park branch, City of Kingston, cooling centres, high daytime temperatures, Housing and Social Services, Isabel Turner branch, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), relief from heat

As of noon on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the City of Kingston has opened the gym at the Artillery Park

City Health News

City: Residents without doctors urged to register with Health Care Connect

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments access to doctors, City of Kingston, family doctor, family healthcare teams, family physicians, Health Care Connect, health care teams, Kingston, Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Ministry of Health, more doctors, Ontario government, personal physician, physician recruitment strategy, provincial government

Right now, people are thinking about their health a lot more than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but what

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