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...
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...
Our inaugural #MindVine Podcast features news, views and interviews related to mental health, mental illness and recovery. In this episode we discuss actress Kristen Bell and interviews Ontario Shores VP and CNE Barb Mildon along with Canadian singer/songwriter/author Dan Hill, best known for his...
Episode 3 of the #MindVine Podcast features news, views and interviews related to mental health, mental illness and recovery. In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference. Day 2 at the conference includes interviews with Joe Kim the Director of Communications at CMHA...
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference. Day 1 at the conference includes interviews with Dr. Dave Williams, CEO and President, Southlake Regional Health Centre as well as Michel Rodrigue, Vice-President, Organizational Performance and Public Affairs, Mental Health...
Episode 4 of the #MindVine Podcast features news, views and interviews related to mental health, mental illness and recovery. In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference. Day 2 (Part 2) at the conference includes interviews with Mara Grunau, Executive Director of the...
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference. Day 3 at the conference we sit down with Chantal Leser and Katrina Shaw of CMHA (@CMHACalgary) to talk about how young people grieve the loss of someone to #suicide . The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team...
Episode 11 features an interview with Ontario Shores Vice-President of Medical Affairs Dr. Phil Klassen and Health Quality Ontario (HQO) President and CEO Dr. Joshua Tepper on the new Quality Standards for Mental Health. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl Mathers...
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...
In this episode, we have special guest John Henry, Regional Chair for Durham Region, talking #COVID19 , leadership and mental health. This episode of the #MindVine Podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers) and Chris Bovie (@ChrisBovie1).
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...
Administrative Director Andra Duff-Woskosky (@andraduff) and our VP and CNE Sanaz Riahi (@sanazriahi) joined guest host Amber Smith (@amberthecanuck) on Episode 79 of the #MindVine podcast to talk leadership and equality on International Women's Day. #IWD2021
We're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference talking to fellow #mentalhealth podcaster Adrianna Prosser (@adriannap) of @storylikecrazy podcast. Adrianna lost her brother to #suicide and now advocates for an end to the stigma surrounding #mentalillness . The #MindVine podcast is hosted...
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 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.
In recognition of International Womens Day 2022, External Relations Specialist Julie VanHartingsveldt, hosts Episode 96 of the #MindVine podcast featuring a conversation on workplace bias and the impact of the #pandemic with Jeanie Zabukovec, Manager of Research and Academics, Roxanne Cain, Manager...
Debbie and Mel Clench, Mental Health Advocates discusses their journey on Episode 104 of the #MindVine Podcast. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers). The podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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...
In Episode 115 of the #MindVine mental health podcast Rachel Sumner, Chief Executive Officer at TALENT and Dawne Barbieri, Vice President, Clinical Services and Research at Ontario Shores, discuss how their two organizations are working together to address this growing shortage by jointly developing...
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...
When it comes to mental health, our youth are in big trouble. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for kids aged 10 to 19 years. Youth who need mental health services are often not well supported: less than 20 per cent receive appropriate treatment. Why is it worse for youth today than it...
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...
On this episode of Mental Health Matters, Karim Mamdani, President and CEO of Ontario Shores, and Dr. Phil Klassen, Vice President of Medical Affairs, will discuss Ontario Shores' vision for a Psychiatric Emergency Services facility right here in the Durham Region. Following that, we'll hear from...