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SPARK Conversations
What does it take to build better healthcare systems that truly work for every child in Canada? SPARK Conversations is Children's Healthcare Canada's podcast series bringing together the clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and families who are shaping the future of children's healthcare to explore what's working, what's possible, and what comes next. This is where the conversation starts.
SPARK Conversations
Latest Episodes
The Next Frontier: Prevention, Community, and the Future of Child and Youth Mental Health Care
Dr. Leslie Roos (CHF Manitoba) and Adam Starkman (Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations) look ahead to a more connected, prevention-focused mental health system. They discuss closing regional gaps, strengthening collaboration between hospita...
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The Lived Experience: Navigating the System
National Patient Youth Ambassador Jenna Kedy shares her personal mental health journey, offering a lived-experience perspective on the emotional and practical barriers young people face navigating care. She reflects on what earlier support coul...
Before Crisis: What Early Intervention Really Means
Renée Hopfner (Empire Company Limited) and Adam Starkman (Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations) unpack what early intervention actually means, why it's becoming an urgent priority across Canada, and what happens when children and families d...
The Long View: Building Lifetime Pathways for Kids of All Abilities
*Please note that this episode contains glitches that we've (unsuccessfully) attempted to fix.Families navigate fragmented healthcare and education systems while managing invisible labour that systems and professionals often don...
Building Bridges: Navigating the transition from child to adult care
Children with congenital heart disease face developmental challenges similar to those born prematurely, yet follow-up care in Canada depends on where a child is born and lacks the systematic approach that exists for other at-risk populations. I...