The Ontario Shores Annual Reports highlight achievements and events from the fiscal year April 1 - March 31. Clinical and financial data are also presented, along with stories from our staff, patients and families.
Dear Family and Friends, As you know, Carson is very passionate about mental health and music. He has a deep understanding and appreciation of the benefits that music can have to those struggling with their mental health. Please help Carson raise funds that will support recovery and hope with music...
Admission Admission processes focus on recovery in areas such as therapeutic alliance, promoting hope, goal setting and building trust with patients, substitute decision-makers (SDM), families and other supports. Admission Guiding Principles: Patients are the expert on their recovery and they have...
If you are visiting this page you are likely taking an important first step, and considering, or are waiting for outpatient services at Ontario Shores. Perhaps you've been referred and are unsure what to expect at your first appointment. We hope we can answer some of your questions and aleviate some...
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH ) Dryden Regional Mental Health and Addiction Services Reconnect Community Mental Health Services Dunara Homes for Recovery Grey Bruce Health Services Grand River Hospital Corporation - Mental Health and Addictions Mount Sinai Hospital Assertive Community...
Alarm Bells (Never Drinking Again) Written by Grant Boyer and released in 2022. It made it to #37 on Canada’s Rock Radio Chart. About Grant Boyer Grant Boyer is a writer/musician living in Alliston, Ontario. He has shared the stage with April Wine, Honeymoon Suite, The Sheep Dogs and even The...
We hope that the resources listed below are helpful to you while you wait for mental health services for concurrent disorders or are between appointments. These resources are provided for informational purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical or mental health...
The Concurrent Disorders Service provides assessment, consultation, individual counselling and group therapy to both inpatients and registered outpatients of Ontario Shores with substance related issues. Patients will have been diagnosed with a moderate to serious, persistent mental health concern...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It is the “person first” approach that guides the work of Recreation Therapists at Ontario Shores. They work with patients to identify a sense of purpose and build their skills based on their specific preferences and needs. From programs as varied as community outings to sporting activities -...