Ottawa’s Larga Baffin medical boarding facility, which caters to clients from Nunavut, has a new dedicated social worker who will offer mental health supports for clients and their families staying at the boarding home. (Photo courtesy of Larga Baffin)
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New social work and wellness program catering to medical travellers
Clients at Ottawa’s Larga Baffin medical boarding facility have access to a new in-house social work and wellness program. Nunavut Health Minister John Main announced the change earlier this month in the legislature.
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