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02/02/2021

Staff at special education schools to don N95 masks as part of TDSB, Sick Kids pilot

Staff who work in Toronto schools serving students with complex medical needs — who continue to attend in-person classes despite…

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12/21/2020

2020: A Year Like No Other

Published By Susan Bisaillon Chief Executive Officer, The Safehaven Project for Community Living As I sit and reflect on the…

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11/26/2020

Leveraging Technology as an Equalizer during COVID-19

Published By Susan Bisaillon Chief Executive Officer, The Safehaven Project for Community Living Technology is often referred to as the…

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11/06/2020

Safehaven Acknowledges the Government of Ontario’s Fall 2020 Budget supporting Persons with Disabilities through COVID-19

Press Release: Safehaven Acknowledges the Government of Ontario’s Fall 2020 Budget supporting Persons with Disabilities through COVID-19 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…

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10/29/2020

Flu Shots, Myth Busters and the Media

Published By Susan Bisaillon Chief Executive Officer, The Safehaven Project for Community Living The word ‘typical’ became obsolete back in…

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09/29/2020

Leadership Lessons: What I Learned in Wave One

Published By Susan Bisaillon Chief Executive Officer, The Safehaven Project for Community Living As I reflect on the last seven…

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08/25/2020

Respite Care and Preparing for the Next Wave

Respite means, a short break. Respite care has been shown to boost caregiver and family well-being, while being good for…

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07/28/2020

Measures put in place by accreditation process help prevent COVID outbreak: Safehaven

The accreditation process assisted Safehaven in refining its health and safety protocols, enabling the organization to effectively deal with the COVID-19 pandemic….

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06/26/2020

‘I want to kiss her. I haven’t been able to do her hair’: A mother’s frustration at distancing from her daughter with special needs

Denise Cozier likes to keep her daughter Deshae informed about the little things: for example, the weather, and the days…

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06/18/2020

Minister Todd Smith visits Safehaven

Toronto, ON – On June 16th, Minister Todd Smith of the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) visited Safehaven…

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