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Adolescent Eating Disorder Day Treatment
The Adolescent Eating Disorder Day Treatment (AEDDT) Program at Ontario Shores is a 16-week live-at-home eating disorders program which serves a maximum of 8 adolescents at a time. The program will run from Monday to Friday each week. Our program works closely with community providers to ensure... -
Eating Disorders Unit (EDU)
The Eating Disorders Unit (EDU) is a 12 bed inpatient unit for adolescents struggling with an eating disorder. It provides an interprofessional model of care with a focus on recovery and rehabilitation. The unit includes individual patient bedrooms, kitchen, dining room and lounge area. There are... -
Mental Health Hospitals Offer Shared IHIS
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal) and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (Waypoint) have implemented a unified and upgraded health information system (HIS) to provide seamless care to patients across the three... -
Ontario Shores Installs Pizza Forno Machine
Ontario Shores has partnered with Pizza Forno to bring their automated pizza oven to Ontario Shores. Ontario Shores is the first hospital in Ontario to offer this service. Staff, patients, volunteers, guests and members of the community can purchase fresh, artisanal pizza from the vending machine... -
Update on the DMHS and Ontario Shores Collaboration Exploration
In the Spring, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) and Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) announced their commitment to explore opportunities for greater collaboration. Ontario Shores and DMHS worked together to conduct a thorough analysis of an integration, its... -
Update on the DMHS and Ontario Shores Collaboration
In May, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) and Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS) announced their commitment to explore opportunities for greater collaboration to enhance mental health care services in the region. Both organizations explored three options, from... -
Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health Announces New Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors of Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health (Ontario Shores Foundation) is pleased to welcome Shannon Stuart as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation. As an accomplished fundraising professional, Ms. Stuart brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role. She... -
Nutrition and Food Services #RisingUp to Meet Evolving Needs of Patients
Ontario Shores and its Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) is #RisingUp to serve its community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The NFS team have been doing things differently since the start of the pandemic. Outpatients have been struggling with meeting their basic everyday needs due to the closure of... -
Answering a 'Grand Challenge' for the Mental Health Care Sector
The bar is being raised for mental health care providers in terms of the quality of care received by people living with mental illness. At its annual Health Quality Transformation Conference last month in Toronto, Health Quality Ontario (HQO) unveiled its first three Quality Standards in an effort... -
Benefits of a Nourishing Diet Extends Beyond Physical Health
Most of us lead busy lives, often made more stressful by a chronic health condition such as a mental illness, either personally or as a caregiver (or both). In the hustle and bustle of a typical day, when we may grab food only for the purpose of filling our growling bellies, it's easy to forget... -
Ontario Shores Supports Hospital Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Following a directive from the East Region Incident Management System (IMS), Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) has collaborated with Lakeridge Health to support the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, patients from the mental health program at... -
Ontario Shores Asks For “A Name A Day” To Support A New Model For Mental Health Care
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is building community support to bring a cutting-edge mental health emergency model to Ontario to address increasing demands for psychiatric services. Ontario Shores has launched the A Name A Day campaign to raise awareness and... -
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Receives A $20,000 Grant From the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund
September 18, 2020 Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health (Ontario Shores Foundation) is pleased to receive a $20,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to support the expansion of Recovery Colleges across Canada. Bell’s grant will support Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health... -
Ontario Shores Appoints New Physician-in-Chief
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Amer Burhan to the role of Physician-in-Chief. Dr. Burhan joins Ontario Shores from St. Joseph’s Health Care-London where he holds the roles of Clinical Lead for Therapeutic Brain... -
Ontario Shores and Lakeridge Health Cross-Appointment Announcement
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) and Lakeridge Health are pleased to announce the cross appointment of Dr. Kevin Chopra. Dr. Chopra, the current Medical Director of General Psychiatry at Ontario Shores, has recently been selected as the new Chief of Psychiatry and... -
Raptors Broadcaster Jack Armstrong Featured At Ontario Shores' Annual General Meeting
HELLOOO! Toronto Raptors broadcaster, Jack Armstrong will be the guest speaker at this year’s Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences’ (Ontario Shores) Annual General Meeting (AGM). The often animated announcer will share his remarkable family journey. Ontario Shores will highlight many... -
Ontario Shores Announces New Board Member
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ted Moroz to the role of Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Moroz joined the Board in 2014 and since that time he has served as Chair of the Governance Compensation Committee and Chair of... -
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 to Unveil Ambassadors of Hope in Celebration of 100 Years of Providing Care
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is set to begin its year-long celebration recognizing 100 years of delivering mental health care. The specialty mental health hospital will officially turn 100 on October, 23, 2019. In the 12 months leading up to this milestone... -
Give For Tomorrow Campaign Challenges Society’s View on Mental Illness
Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health (Ontario Shore Foundation) has launched its Give For Tomorrow campaign. The campaign challenges society’s view of mental illness by asking people to fund a brighter future for today’s children who will require mental health care as adolescents and adults... -
Patients Unveil Video Hoping to Meet Raptors Star DeMar DeRozan
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is proud to support a patient-lead video and social media campaign lauding Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan for sharing his personal struggle with depression. Inspired by DeRozan's courage and honesty, this diverse group of patients... -
Comedian Jessica Holmes to Appear On #MindVine Podcast at Ontario Shores
Please join us in the Main Lobby (Building 5, Level 2) at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) on Tuesday, January 30 at 11:30 a.m. and enjoy a live taping of the #Mindvine Podcast with special guest comedian/actress Jessica Holmes. Jessica is one of the new ambassadors... -
Ontario Shores Again Named GTA Top Employer
Today, Ontario Shores was among select organizations named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2018 following a competition that evaluated employers on several criteria including work atmosphere, financial and family benefits, vacation, skill development and community involvement. In its 12th...