Rhonda's daughter lives with bipolar disorder and her family was in crisis before she was greeted by staff and volunteers at our Family Resource Centre.
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences officially opened its new Geriatric Transitional Unit (GTU) on Monday, February 5. GTU is a 20-bed inpatient; 59-day length of stay, unit that provides specialized services to meet the mental health needs of individuals with #dementia and presenting...
A sweet teenaged girl who has overcome bullying and social media bullying while learning to live with depression, anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Dementia disorders are the most common mental health problem affecting Canadian seniors. Dementia involves loss of memory and cognitive abilities and almost always affects judgment, decision-making and relationships. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia disorder. Other types of dementia...
In this episode, we have two special guests from Ontario Shores in Andra Duff-Woskosky, Director of the Geriatric Program, and Dr. Robyn Waxman, Geriatric Psychiatrist. The two discuss Health Quality Ontario's Quality Standards for the Behavioural Symptoms of Dementia and how it was implemented at...
Episode 15 features an interview with former adolescent inpatient Chelsea Lall (@ChelseaLall) and Dr. Nadia D'luso an adolescent psycologist at Ontario Shores. The guests discuss Chelsea's recovery as well social media bullying, mental illness, suicide the controversial Netflix series Thirteen...
Episode 74 of the #MindVine Podcast features Dr. Amer Burhan, Geriatric Psychiatrist and Physician in Chief at Ontario Shores discussing Alzheimer's Awareness Month as well as other issues related to the treatment of #dementia . This #MindVine podcast is hosted by Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers) and...
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference, 2017. Day 1 at the conference features an interview with Michael Schratter, Ride Don’t Hide (@ridedonthide). The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers) and Chris Bovie (...
Episode 87 of the #MindVine Podcast features #mentalhealth advocate Chelsea Lall sharing her story of growing up with #anxiety and #depression while also facing physical and social media bullying. Hosted by Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers) and Chris Bovie (@cbovie1), the #MindVine podcast is...
Episode 89 of the #MindVine Podcast features #mentalhealth advocate Jordon Beenen, who shares his journey with #mentalillness and experience with bullying in his youth. Hosted by Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers), the #MindVine podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Dr. Amer Burhan, Physician-in-Chief at Ontario Shores, and Dr. Winnie Sun, Assistant Professor at Ontario Tech, join us to talk about the Advancement for Dementia Care Centre (ADCC) in Episode 108 of the #MindVine mental health podcast. The ADCC aims to improve the quality of life of those living...
As our population ages, the numbers of those living with dementia will increase right along. There is no cure and often the person's lifespan is only between 6 to 10 years. We rarely hear directly from those living with dementia exactly what it feels like. In this emotional episode, Bea Kraayenhof...
Join us on "Mental Health Matters." In this episode, we explore two vital mental health topics: the impact of caregivers on mental health journeys and the innovative advancements in dementia care through the partnership between Ontario Tech University and the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health...