Rebecca Theodore Vachon

Feb 13, 2024 | cardus.ca | Daniel Proussalidis |Rebecca Theodore Vachon

The author wishes to thank Joanna DeJong VanHof for her helpful contributions and edits to prepare this paper for publication. Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is an approach to caring for children facing life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses or conditions, and their families, in a holistic way. This includes managing physical symptoms; supporting psychosocial, spiritual, and emotional needs; and assisting in grief and bereavement.

Feb 7, 2024 | thehub.ca | Rebecca Theodore Vachon

Usually, governments welcome high adoption rates for new policies. But when that new policy is an exception within the Criminal Code for euthanasia and assisted suicide, which then sees more than 30 percent annual growth in use, no government should be celebrating. And when such rates shoot past Health Canada’s official projections by nearly a decade, any government should be deeply worried.

Oct 17, 2023 | troymedia.com | Rebecca Theodore Vachon

82 percent of Canadians demand mental health reform before expanding assisted suicideFix mental healthcare first. That’s a key takeaway from new poll results, which found that 82 percent of Canadians agree improving access to mental health care should happen before expanding “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) to those with mental illness as their sole underlying condition.

Oct 17, 2023 | thegrizzlygazette.com | Rebecca Theodore Vachon

Jul 26, 2023 | policyoptions.irpp.org | Rebecca Theodore Vachon

Rebecca Vachon is the program director for health at the non-partisan think tank Cardus. She holds a PhD in public administration from the University of Ottawa.