MP Mathyssen Praises London Family Health Care Clinic, GROW: Grounded Roots, Open Wings

Mr. Speaker, after years of Doug Ford gutting and privatizing our health care system, it is harder than ever to get support for young families, patients with complex needs and new Canadians, but a London family health care clinic has stepped up. Dr. Brenna Kaschor is the founder and a director of GROW: Grounded Roots, Open Wings, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to prevent and treat adverse childhood experiences and prevent the intergenerational transmission of trauma.

Dr. Kaschor and her team strongly believe that the focus of our health system should be to foster wellness, rather than treat disease, and they have supported more than 4,000 families and 1,800 kids in London. Most of their patients are low-income families and newcomers who do not have access to a family doctor and cannot access services like breastfeeding support, postpartum counselling, systems navigation and so much more.

Doctor Kaschor and her incredible team are health care heroes fighting for patients, unlike our current Conservative provincial government. We need to do more to deliver health care in a holistic way that puts people before profits.