Dialysis is a life-saving treatment which takes away waste and extra water from the blood. This pamphlet discusses why your kidneys are important and how you will feel if waste products build up in your blood. It defines acute kidney failure, dialysis, and hemodialysis. It discusses how long, and how often the treatment is needed and the special catheters needed for the treatment. Challenges for those living with kidney disease, resources available, as well as instructions for follow-up care ar…
A Transition Support Worker (TSW) will be working with you during your child's stay at Children's Intensive Services (CIS). Their job is to help link our program to your home.
Description of Child and Adolescent Mental Health program's anxiety treatment groups; recommended books.
Guidelines on safety, privacy/respect, therapeutic programming, meals, visiting, and roles of the specialists working on the unit.
Youth at AIS participate in individual, group, and family therapy.
Information on treatments, services and staff at the Nova Scotia Youth Facility.
By IWK Community Mental Health & Addictions Clinics. It is common for children and teens to experience mental health problems. When it comes to your care, you have choices; and together, we want to do our best to help you set and meet your goals. So, it’s important that we work well together.