Toronto-Toronto Public Health (TPH) and the Toronto Police Service (TPS) launched the Downtown Community Outreach Response and Engagement (CORE) Team, a one-year pilot program to support vulnerable people, as well as other residents, visitors and businesses in the Yonge and Dundas area. Designed to address the complex health, mental health, substance use and housing needs of vulnerable individuals in this …
Redeveloped NICU will connect newborns and their families to critical care close to home TORONTO — The Ontario government is connecting critically ill newborns and their families in the Toronto area to better, more convenient neonatal intensive care by supporting Unity Health Toronto with the planning, design and implementation of their relocated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Michael’s …
Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) is releasing new data for the first half of 2023 related to the deaths of people experiencing homelessness. Consistent with data from recent years, drug toxicity continues to be the leading cause of death. From January 2023 to June 2023, TPH received 79 reports of deaths among the unhoused population. While this number is …
Investment connecting residents to supports in long-term care homes instead of hospitals TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing over $2 million in 14 Toronto long-term care homes and five hospital-led initiatives that support homes across the city, to help seniors with complex needs like dementia and bariatric care connect to specialized care and supports in homes instead of a hospital. …
