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BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

Transforming pediatric pain care

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TOTAL FUNDS RECEIVED TO DATE

$1,791,064

I feel a strong sense of connection with my doctors and nurses and also the mental health supports and services at BC Children’s Hospital.

— Keira, 16, Received support for trauma

Program overview

Children who suffer regular or even constant pain due to chronic illness can experience devastating mental health effects. Missing out on school and social milestones, kids can develop severe depression or begin to self-harm or self-medicate, with sometimes dangerous results. Generous donations from Family of Support are enabling the integrated pain program PainCare 360 at BC Children’s Hospital, helping transform pain care for kids.

PainCare 360 at BC Children’s Hospital

PainCare 360 provides effective care for all aspects of pediatric pain. It shares knowledge on pain care to teams throughout the hospital and care providers across the province, develops educational resources, and launches key programs to develop pediatric pain care that will help foster healthier, happier children, youth, and families.

How Family of Support Funding Has Helped

To name just a few examples, Family of Support funding has enabled program leaders to:

  • Develop online courses for healthcare professionals
  • Launch the Comfort Ability Program at BC Children’s (with Boston Children’s Hospital), offering youth opportunities to learn about chronic pain and management strategies
  • Host a Pediatric Pain Symposium attended by more than 160 patients, families, community-based care providers, and hospital staff.
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