Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is committed to accurate and timely information to the media. However, we must strike a delicate balance between the media's interest and our responsibility to safeguard the patients' right to privacy and confidentiality, especially...
We are proud of the collaborative process by which our Strategic Plan was developed. Through focus groups, interviews, online surveys, and review sessions, hundreds of staff, physicians, volunteers, patients, families, and provincial and community partners contributed to the development of this plan...
Several Ontario Shores employees and ambassadors are available to speak to the media, the general public, and professionals on a variety of topics related to mental health, including treatment, research, education, programs, and public policy. Please contact us if you are looking for a spokesperson...
It is heartbreaking to monitor social media when a patient from Ontario Shores goes missing and the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) post a media release in an effort to inform the public and safely return the individual to hospital. I understand why the public must be alerted and the...
To be successful, Ontario's Roadmap to Wellness needs a comprehensive and fully-funded plan to reduce wait times: combined statement from Ontario’s mental health and addiction providers. The province’s leading public providers of adult, child and youth mental health and addiction care agree that the...
As an almost 40-year-old male, I vividly recall the time in history when Princess Leia was a very big deal. The character played by actress Carrie Fisher in the iconic Star Wars films of the 1970s and 80s instantly brings images of beauty, grace, humour and strength to the forefront. As a young boy...
Halloween is in the rear-view mirror, although the kids’ candy seems to live on in infamy at least until we finally get tired of it and it magically disappears. But now is the perfect time to talk about Halloween 2017 and beyond. Go ahead and grab a chocolate bar out of your children’s stash, heck...
For centuries society has affixed names and used labels that have created divisiveness, promoted discrimination and cast shame on things we don’t quite understand. Whether it is equality, gay rights, race issues or complicated health issues, decades have been dedicated to education and building...
Ontario Shores has begun a year-long celebration recognizing 100 years of delivering mental health care. The specialty mental health hospital unveiled its 100 year brand as well as a portion of its plans around its 100th anniversary at this morning’s kickoff event, which marks one full year before...
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) will turn 100 years old on Wednesday, October 23 and we are celebrating with a host of planned activities. Over the last 12 months Ontario Shores has been in celebration mode thanks to the efforts of our Ambassadors of Hope, six...
Today, Lorne Coe, MPP for Whitby, and Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP for Pickering-Uxbridge announced that the following hospitals in the Region of Durham will receive additional operating funding this fiscal year: Lakeridge Health will receive an additional $12.3 million starting in 2022/23, which...
October is Mental Illness Awareness Month and we are proud to welcome everyone to Ontario Shores for Mental Health and Recovery Day on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Throughout the day a series of speakers with lived experience will engage in conversations on a variety of topics impacting mental...
In recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Month, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) will host a day-long speaker series on Wednesday, October 19 featuring people with lived experiences sharing stories of recovery. Held in the Lakeview Cafeteria (Building 5, Level 1)...
NEWS RELEASE Ontario Connecting Children and Youth in Durham Region to Care Close to Home $8.4 million boost in funding to expand pediatric services December 20, 2023 Ministry of Health WHITBY — The Ontario government is investing more than $8.4 million to increase access to pediatric services for...
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 9 features an interview with Global News reporter Christina Stevens about the evolution of reporting on #mentalhealth and where the media can go from here. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl Mathers and Chris Bovie.
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference. Day 2 at the conference we sit down with Natalie Daley (@natalieamdaley), Program Director, AWI Canada + Social Media and Engagement Manager (artwithimpact.org). The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members...
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference. Day 2 at the conference we sit down with Michael Prosserman (@BboyPiecez), Founder and Executive Director, Unity Charity (unitycharity.com). The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl Mathers (...
Episode 12 features an interview with Public Health Reporter André Picard with The Globe and Mail. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl Mathers and Chris Bovie.
In this episode we are on site at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa with keyboardist Graham Wright and guitarist Josh Hook of Tokyo Police Club (@TokyoPoliceClub), this years Imagine Festival headliners. The Imagine Festival featured an introduction by Dani Stover, Announcer @Indie88Toronto (@danigray)...
In this episode we are on site at Lakeridge Health Oshawa with Chris Cull, Founder of Inspire (@inspire_canada) and Paul McGary, Director, Mental Health and Pinewood Centre, Lakeridge Health . This episode of the #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team member Chris Bovie (@ChrisBovie1).