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Apps for Substance Use Recovery
Substance Use Apps Breaking Free https://www.breakingfreeonline.ca/ Use code ontarioshores21 Alcohol Use Apps AlcoDroid Alcohol Tracker Myrecek (2018) Free Available on: Android Tracks alcohol consumption, helps users maintain a drink diary, and calculates blood alcohol content. Allows users to... -
Addictions Treatment and Recovery Centres in Ontario
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... -
Alcohol Use Disorder - Documents
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Alarm Bells (Never Drinking Again)
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... -
Breaking Free from Addiction
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Addictions / Concurrent Disorders - Resources and Support
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... -
Quality Improvement Plan
Ontario Shores Quality Improvement Plan 2024-2025 Ontario Shores Quality Improvement Plan 2023-2024 Ontario Shores Quality Improvement Plan 2022-2023 Ontario Shores Quality Improvement Plan 2021-2022 Ontario Shores Quality Improvement Plan 2020-2021 Ontario Shores Quality Improvement Plan 2019-2020... -
Concurrent Disorders Service
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... -
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... -
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...