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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’... -
Nursing at Ontario Shores
Ontario Shores employs more than 500 nurses, including registered nurses, registered practical nurses and advanced practice nurses, who work together in collaboration with the interprofessional team to provide patients with specialized mental health care. Guided by the Canadian Standards for... -
Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is damage to the brain caused after birth and can result from a traumatic or non-traumatic event. It is not related to a congenital or a degenerative disease and usually affects cognitive, emotional, behavioural or physical functioning. ABI is not to be confused with... -
Medical Students and Physician Assistant Clerks
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is pleased to be able to support medical students in their training and has Affiliation Agreements with the following universities: University of Toronto (Peters-Boyd Academy, Physician Assistant Program) Medical University of the Americas; University... -
Metabolism
Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. It’s a complex biochemical process in which the fuel (or calories) in food and beverages are combined with oxygen to release the energy your body needs to do everything from moving to thinking and growing. Even... -
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... -
Dual Diagnosis - Treatment and Recovery
The Dual Diagnosis program at Ontario Shores works exclusively with adults with intellectual disabilities. The expertise and experience of the Dual Diagnosis team has had great success in helping adults with intellectual disabilities as well as their families and caregivers. What to Expect The... -
Other Service Providers in Ontario
Quick Jump Menu: Mental Health Programs Community Programs Counselling Services Adolescents/Youth Seniors Women Family First Nations Vocational Skills and Training Addictions Support Groups and Programs Addictions Treatment and Recovery In-Hospital Mental Health Programs and Services Hospitals... -
Navigating the Mental Health Care System in Ontario
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... -
Accessibility
Ontario Shores has a tradition of providing mental health care that is based on the principles of acceptance and inclusion. We apply those same principles towards accessibility to ensure patients, staff, families and guests with disabilities feel accepted and included. We are committed to improving... -
CNA Certification - Preparatory Workshops
CNA certification is a voluntary, nationally recognized credential for registered nurses (RNs), and now registered practical nurses (RPNs), who meet specific nursing practice criteria, continuous learning and exam-based testing requirements (CNA, 2014). Register Online Congratulations on taking this... -
Psychology Practicum and Residency
The primary aim of the Ontario Shores psychology training programs is to prepare students to become competent and autonomous clinical psychologists. Students will develop skills and knowledge in assessment, treatment, consultation and professional and ethical decision making. Students are expected... -
#MindVine Podcast Episode 24 - Evonne Sullivan, Yoga and Mindfulness
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference, 2017. Day 2 at the conference we sit down with Evonne Sullivan (@EvonneSullivan) to talk #yoga and #mindfulness for #mentalhealth and #addiction recovery. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl... -
Greg Samuelson talks Mindfulness
Greg Samuelson an RN and Registered Psychotherapist at Ontario Shores discusses Mindfulness on Episode 103 of the #MindVine Podcast. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers). The podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts. -
Psychiatric Emergency Service and Bell Let's Talk
In recognition of Bell Let’s Talk Day and its 2023 theme of ‘Let’s Change This’, Dr. Phil Klassen, VP of Medical Affairs at Ontario Shores, and John Henry, Regional Chair for Durham Region, discuss mental health and our hospital’s efforts to secure funding to build Canada’s first ever emergency...