SPARK: Conversations by Children's Healthcare Canada

About SPARK: Conversations by Children's Healthcare Canada

What does it take to build better healthcare systems that truly work for every child in Canada? SPARK Conversations is Children's Healthcare Canada's podcast series bringing together the clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and families who are shaping the future of children's healthcare to explore what's working, what's possible, and what comes next. This is where the conversation starts.

Publisher

Children's Healthcare Canada

Category

education · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jan 2021

Latest episode

10 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Before Crisis: What Early Intervention Really Means

   Send us Fan Mail Renée Hopfner (Empire Company Limited) and Adam Starkman (Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations) unpack what early intervention actually means, why it's becoming an urgent priority across Canada, and what happens when children and families don't get support until they're already in crisis. The episode highlights system gaps and the promise of proactive, prevention-focused care. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a rating or review, share with your colleagues, and be sure ...

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   The Next Frontier: Prevention, Community, and the Future of Child and Youth Mental Health Care

   Send us Fan Mail Dr. Leslie Roos (CHF Manitoba) and Adam Starkman (Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations) look ahead to a more connected, prevention-focused mental health system. They discuss closing regional gaps, strengthening collaboration between hospitals and communities, and the role of corporate investment in expanding access to care nationwide. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a rating or review, share with your colleagues, and be sure to subscribe!

3. 

   10 Sept 2026

   The Lived Experience: Navigating the System

   Send us Fan Mail National Patient Youth Ambassador Jenna Kedy shares her personal mental health journey, offering a lived-experience perspective on the emotional and practical barriers young people face navigating care. She reflects on what earlier support could have changed and what lessons families and youth can carry forward from her experience. Enjoyed the episode? Leave us a rating or review, share with your colleagues, and be sure to subscribe!

Who has been a guest on SPARK: Conversations by Children's Healthcare Canada

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Fabiana Bacchini
• Danielle Flieler
• Jim Armour

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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