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About two years ago, Suzanne noticed that her daughter was getting thinner and thinner. The Ottawa resident suspected that her daughter, then 14, had developed bulimia. By December 2019, she was struggling to get out of bed and looked gravely ill. Her parents were worried about her heart: purging — a symptom of bulimia that can involve self-induced vomiting, laxative misuse, and other behaviours — can cause imbalances of the electrolytes that help maintain a regular heart rhythm. In January 2020, Suzanne’s daughter agreed to go on a wait-list for an eating-disorder clinic at the Childre...

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  OTTAWA -- With widespread COVID-19 vaccinations potentially still months away, the light at the end of the tunnel seems to be far in the distance. The pandemic is having an serious impact on everyone’s mental health, including children. “We’re seeing about a 30-40 percent increase in those who are contacting mental health crisis services,” says Joanne Lowe, Executive Director of the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa, and vice-president of mental health and addiction services at CHEO. “A lot more people are asking for help. When they are asking help, it’s more complicated tha...