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Event Speakers: Mental Health and Recovery Day
The following speakers will be participating throughout the day. See event details for session format and times. -
Accessing Care for Depression
Depression is much more than simple unhappiness or a case of the blues. It is a mood disorder that involves the mind and body, affects how you feel, think and behave. Depression is a common condition that can affect people at various stages throughout their lives. It’s neither something you can... -
Spiritual Care
Spiritual Care offers a wide a range of worship programs and services to meet the needs of patients and to ensure all religions and cultures are represented and celebrated at Ontario Shores. Ontario Shores promotes understanding and tolerance across all cultural belief systems and supports patients’... -
Interprofessional Practice and Interprofessional Care
Interprofessional Practice (IPP) Interprofessional Practice (IPP) is a collaborative practice which occurs when healthcare providers work with people from within their own profession, with people outside their profession and with patients and their families. 1 The Canadian Institute Health... -
Accessing Care for Women
Mental illnesses related to the women's reproductive system can sometimes significantly impair your ability to carry out simple daily functions. We understand how difficult this can be. Effective treatment is available and with the right help you can get back to feeling like yourself again. Learn... -
Accessing Care for Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal part of life and can be useful when it alerts us to danger. But for some, symptoms of anxiety are persistent and severe, interfering with daily activities such as work, school and sleep. This type of anxiety can disrupt relationships and enjoyment of life, and can lead to health... -
Accessing Care
Navigating the mental health care system in Ontario can sometimes be challenging, particularly in areas with limited services. Ontario Shores has support systems in place to help individuals, families, physicians and hospitals access suitable and timely mental health care for people touched by... -
Outpatient Care
If you are visiting this page you are likely taking an important first step, and considering, or are waiting for outpatient services at Ontario Shores. Perhaps you've been referred and are unsure what to expect at your first appointment. We hope we can answer some of your questions and aleviate some... -
For Primary Care Providers
Ontario Shores offers a service that allows Family Physicians, Physician Assistants, or Nurse Practitioners to access a psychiatrist for telephone advice by booking an available appointment online. Who can book a telephone consultation? Family doctors / family physicians Nurse practitioners... -
Accessing Care for Trauma
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, sexual assault or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious... -
Quality Standards for Dementia Care
Health Quality Ontario is the province’s advisor on health care quality. Their mandate is to monitor, assess and provide guidance on important health quality issues and to work together with patients to bring about meaningful improvements. They have provided the following 14 Quality Statements for... -
Inpatient Care
Patients staying at Ontario Shores work together with their treatment team to develop individualized recovery plans suited to their goals, strengths and abilities, with the goal of returning to the community at an optimal level of well-being. -
Meet the GTU Care Team
Clinical Manager The clinical manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the unit regarding human resources, budget, supplies, and patient care. If a concern is not able to be addressed by the unit staff it can be brought to the managerâs attention. Clinical Manager on GTU: Amanda... -
Meet the GPU Care Team
Clinical Manager The clinical manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the unit regarding human resources, budget, supplies, and patient care. If a concern is not able to be addressed by the unit staff it can be brought to the managerâs attention. Clinical Manager on GDU: Sheri... -
Meet the GDU Care Team
Clinical Manager The clinical manager is responsible for the day to day operations of the unit regarding human resources, budget, supplies, and patient care. If a concern is not able to be addressed by the unit staff it can be brought to the managerâs attention. Clinical Manager on GDU Bonnie Jean... -
Accessing Care for Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are a group of serious conditions where you feel so preoccupied with food and weight that you may lose focus on everything else. Eating disorders are not about food, but are a way of coping with deeper problems that you find too painful or difficult to deal with directly. There are... -
Accessing Care for Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder, sometimes referred to as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that can cause you to feel unusual or extreme shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and can result in changes to the ability to carry out daily tasks. Your symptoms may be severe and are different from the... -
Accessing Care for Psychosis / Schizophrenia
Psychosis is a mental health condition that affects the mind. It causes you to lose touch with reality and you may see, hear, or believe things that aren’t actually there. Schizophrenia is characterized by having psychosis for more than six months and experiencing a decrease in the daily ability to... -
Accessing Care for Seniors
Ontario Shores provides specialized services to meet the mental health needs of individuals 65 years of age and older who suffer from dementia and/or complex mental illness with challenging behaviours. Healthcare professionals use a blended approach of behaviour therapy and medication to address the... -
Accessing Care - By Condition
Ontario Shores has over 40 different service areas, each with their own unique specialty and approach. Depending on your personal care needs, and depending on the most appropriate service area, there can sometimes be more than one way to access care. Often patients will move through more than one... -
Accessing Care for Intellectual Disabilities
Dual Diagnosis Dual Diagnosis refers to an individual with an intellectual disability who may have a psychiatric disorder and/or challenging behaviour. We are here to help Ontario Shores offers both outreach, and inpatient services to individuals with a dual diagnosis and their families. The program...