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Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (FPRU)
The Forensic Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (FPRU) is a 26-bed unit at Ontario Shores for patients, with or without Disposition Orders from the Ontario Review Board (ORB) who require a secure setting. Members of an interprofessional healthcare team provide recovery-focused treatment, and work with patients to develop and implement individual care plans. The team provides support and assistance in a safe and therapeutic environment as patients move towards a less restrictive environment and ultimately return to the community. -
Outpatient Complex Psychosis and Consultation Service
The Outpatient Complex Psychosis and Consultation Service at Ontario Shores consists of an interprofessional team that provides flexible service tailored to the individual needs of a person. As a natural extension of the specialty inpatient service we offer a range of expert services that include... -
Prompt Care Clinic
The Prompt Care Clinic at Ontario Shores provides care for individuals who require timely access to psychiatric services, but do not require an emergency department visit. A psychiatrist and/or nurse practitioner provides a clinical assessment for the purpose of providing diagnostic, and treatment... -
Assessment and Reintegration Program
The Assessment and Reintegration Program is comprised of four units offering a total of 106 inpatient beds, including 15 psychiatric intensive care beds. Complex General Psychiatry (CGP) Units A, B, C and D within this Program provide a safe and recovery-focused environment in which patients, family... -
Brain Stimulation Clinic (ECT/RTMS)
Ontario Shores offers a Brain Stimulation Clinic that comprises of two services - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) that we currently offer and a new treatment option, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS). Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) rTMS (or TMS), is a non... -
Health Care Worker Assist Program
We're here to help Many health care workers are experiencing increased feelings of stress, grief, burnout and compassion fatigue. Now is the time to take care of yourself. If you are a community or health care worker whose mental health has been impacted by a wide array of stressors - including the... -
Geriatric Transitional Outreach (GTO)
The Geriatric Transitional Outreach (GTO) service provides short-term consultation and/or transitional support to seniors who are 65+ with general mental health (mood, anxiety, psychosis), and/or Dementia related illness. Time-limited support is provided at home or a retirement residence for... -
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program
In Ontario, adults with depression and anxiety-related conditions can access publicly-funded, evidence-based, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and related approaches to help manage their conditions. CBT is a structured, time-limited therapy that is problem-focused and goal-oriented and teaches... -
Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT)
Two Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT) are operated by Ontario Shores. ACTT Durham and ACTT Haliburton, Kawartha and Peterborough Region (HKPR) are interprofessional clinical teams that provide treatment, recovery and support services to individuals with a serious mental illness and who... -
Ontarians Don’t Understand Schizophrenia and People Living With It
A majority of Ontarians are uncomfortable and unfamiliar with the symptoms of schizophrenia, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores). In honour of its 100 th anniversary, the Whitby-based specialty mental health hospital... -
COVID-19: When Does Sadness Become Depression?
Many of us are getting close to the two-week mark of self isolation, which can lead to all kinds of health issues. I wanted to write this article as a follow up to previous articles showing that prolonged anxiety and self isolation can lead to depression, but many of the symptoms of depression are... -
Great Care Includes Family Intervention Therapy
I am proud to officially welcome our Family Intervention Therapy (FIT) trained clinicians! Committed to providing exemplary care to our patients and families, Ontario Shores is proud to have played a significant role in developing the Quality Standards for Mental Health, which were recently unveiled... -
'My Mental Illness Didn't Stop Me' - Tas
Tas was admitted into the Young Adults Transitional Services Unit, which focuses on concurrent treatment for alcohol/substance and mental illness for young adults aged 18 to 35 with severe mental illness. Prior to his stay at Ontario Shores, Tas was living on his own and looking for work. But, he... -
‘My Mental Illness Didn’t Stop Me’ - Raheman
When Raheman was 16, he began experiencing hallucinations and paranoia. He thought people had put implants in his head and uploaded his brain to a computer and could read his mind. Raheman believed that, as a result of being bullied, kids at school were trying to poison him. Quite frequently, this... -
'My Mental Illness Didn't Stop Me' - Cody
Popular, personable and an elite level athlete, in the eyes of many Cody was living the dream. “I come from a great family,” says Cody before participating in a group at Ontario Shores’ Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). “I had a great childhood, I had friends and all that.” It was in his... -
Serious About Schizophrenia - Recovery is Possible
Forensic psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry. It focuses on assessing and treating people with severe mental illness who have become involved with the criminal justice system. Psychiatrists in this field are trained to assess these people and to help them recover from their active symptoms... -
Serious About Schizophrenia - Patients Have Goals and Aspirations
A nurse’s role in treating patients with schizophrenia has varied among the course of the years and is a very diverse and fulfilling experience. Over 30 years ago, much of this role revolved around offering programs in areas such as crafts, ceramic work, horticulture, nutrition and cooking -... -
Serious About Schizophrenia - It's About The Person
Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that includes a variety of symptoms, such as, but not limited to, delusions, hallucinations, disorganization of thoughts and behaviours that can be difficult for the general population to understand. There is still quite a bit of stigma in the community... -
Serious About Schizophrenia: A Family Perspective
Caring for someone suffering from a mental illness is often stressful, but when the individual suffers from schizophrenia, these effects can be especially difficult to cope with as a family member. Symptoms of the illness, such as delusions and hallucinations can be difficult to understand and cope... -
'I Epitomized the Ignorance and Stigma Associated with Mental Illness'
If you meet Percy D’Souza today you will find it hard to imagine that he struggled with severe, treatment-resistant, psychotic depression. Percy comes across as high energy, engaging and positive. And yet, just over a year ago, Percy was, as he puts it, ‘a living corpse’. “I had given up on life,”... -
Serious About Schizophrenia - Treatment is More Than Medication
The primary goal of a Recreation Therapist working with a patient living with schizophrenia is to improve their quality of life by providing opportunities for meaningful engagement and activities. Meaningful leisure activities produce positive emotions, such as joy, contentment and interest, which... -
Ontario Shores Leads New Quality Initiative to Advance Schizophrenia Treatment
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) has partnered with 15 healthcare organizations across Ontario to lead a Community of Practice as part of facilitating the implementation of Health Quality Ontario’s Schizophrenia Quality Standards at these partnering organizations... -
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Rolls Out Clinically-Validated Digital Mental Health Programs with SilverCloud Health
Healthcare Organization Believes Providing Evidence-Based Treatments to Their Patients is Paramount to the Delivery of Clinical Services SilverCloud Health , the global leader in digital therapeutics for mental, emotional, and behavioral health, announced today that Ontario Shores Centre for Mental... -
Suicide, Grief, Mental Illness and Recovery through Art
We all have to deal with change at different points in our lives. Some changes are good like meeting your significant other, graduating high school, college, or university or maybe buying your first home. Things are going well and there is a lot of happiness and joy. Others are not so good. Losing a...