Dr. Barry Dworkin

Wait times for adolescent and child psychiatry consults can exceed one year

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 6, 2015

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Source:

Ontario youth wait a year or more for mental health care: report

Reference:

Report Card on Child and Youth Mental Health

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