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Pink Shirt Day 2021 Campaign focused on high levels of cyberbullying

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Boys and Girls Club, Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area, COVID-19, cyberbullying, mental health, mental health support, online learning, Sara Gervais, virtual fundraiser, virtual school

The switch from in-class to virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented teachers, students and families with some unique

Frontenac County Health News

AMHS-KFLA and Frontenac OPP partnership supports rural communities

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Addiction and Mental Heath Services KFLA, addiction support, better access to supports, community support, Frontenac County, mental health support, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), partnership

The Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside Addiction and Mental Health Services of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and

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.

Community Health News

CMHA Kingston Branch announces upcoming closure

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments branch closing, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), closure, Elizabeth Fry, Kingston, Kingston Branch, LGBTQ, mental health support, Ollin, Polson Park Free Methodist Church, programs relocating, Sherry Lachine, SPARKS mental health group, Trans Family Kingston

After 40 years of serving the community, the Kingston Branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has announced it

Transgender health clinic opens in Kingston

July 29, 2019July 31, 2019 Michelle Allan 3 Comments Ashley Waddington, gender identity, health care, Heather Geddes, Kaili Gabriel, Kingston, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Kingston General Hospital (KGH), menstrual suppression, mental health support, referrals, surgical transition, transgender, transgender health clinic

Navigating Ontario’s health care system can be difficult for any patient. For trans and intersex patients, these barriers to care