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Spiritual Care
Spiritual Care offers a wide a range of worship programs and services to meet the needs of patients and to ensure all religions and cultures are represented and celebrated at Ontario Shores. Ontario Shores promotes understanding and tolerance across all cultural belief systems and supports patients’... -
Resources for Quitting Smoking
Ontario Shores is a Tobacco-Free Organization. The health care team is dedicated and well-trained to provide comfort measures to patients during their time at Ontario Shores. Support can include nicotine replacement treatment (NRT) and smoking cessation information. Smoking and Vaping Cessation Apps... -
Other Service Providers in Ontario
Quick Jump Menu: Mental Health Programs Community Programs Counselling Services Adolescents/Youth Seniors Women Family First Nations Vocational Skills and Training Addictions Support Groups and Programs Addictions Treatment and Recovery In-Hospital Mental Health Programs and Services Hospitals... -
Navigating the Mental Health Care System in Ontario
Navigating the mental health care system in Ontario can sometimes be challenging, particularly in areas with limited services. Ontario Shores has support systems in place to help individuals, families, physicians and hospitals access suitable and timely mental health care for people touched by... -
Accessibility
Ontario Shores has a tradition of providing mental health care that is based on the principles of acceptance and inclusion. We apply those same principles towards accessibility to ensure patients, staff, families and guests with disabilities feel accepted and included. We are committed to improving... -
COVID-19: Meditation Can Help Manage Anxiety
With all the emotions that we are collectively experiencing these next few months, we might want to taking time to experience new things that we’ve always wanted to do. In my past two blogs I talked about healthy versus unhealthy anxiety. And while there are many opportunities that people can... -
Ontario Shores Gave Me Hope
I was sitting in a general hospital for major depression disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and told I was being transferred to Ontario Shores. I had been feeling like I had hit rock bottom. I knew I could only go up from here. I was very anxious after hearing this information but was assured... -
Right Care, Right Time, Right Place for People Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
In a fragmented health care system, four groups have come together to reduce inefficiencies, prevent people from falling through the gaps, and align practitioners around a best-practice approach to care for people diagnosed with schizophrenia, their families, and their care teams. Launched in fall... -
Meet Emily Willchuk, Integrated Care Coordinator
Why is the role of a care coordinator so important? In my opinion, it's because we're working to advocate for some of the most vulnerable individuals in our community. People diagnosed with schizophrenia often face high rates of hospitalizations and decompensation in the community. Each time someone... -
Meet Shane Mammen, Integrated Care Coordinator
I've had the privilege of serving as a Clinical Care Coordinator in the Integrated Pathway for people diagnosed with Schizophrenia. This role is incredibly important because it allows us to be the bridge between our patients, their families, and our dedicated healthcare teams. We're still in the... -
#MindVine Podcast Episode 24 - Evonne Sullivan, Yoga and Mindfulness
In this episode we're on site at CMHA's Mental Health For All conference, 2017. Day 2 at the conference we sit down with Evonne Sullivan (@EvonneSullivan) to talk #yoga and #mindfulness for #mentalhealth and #addiction recovery. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Communications team members Darryl... -
Greg Samuelson talks Mindfulness
Greg Samuelson an RN and Registered Psychotherapist at Ontario Shores discusses Mindfulness on Episode 103 of the #MindVine Podcast. The #MindVine podcast is hosted by Darryl Mathers (@DarrylMathers). The podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts. -
Psychiatric Emergency Service and Bell Let's Talk
In recognition of Bell Let’s Talk Day and its 2023 theme of ‘Let’s Change This’, Dr. Phil Klassen, VP of Medical Affairs at Ontario Shores, and John Henry, Regional Chair for Durham Region, discuss mental health and our hospital’s efforts to secure funding to build Canada’s first ever emergency... -
GRAND ROUNDS: Nicotine Addiction 101
December 09, 2021 11:00amDecember 09, 2021 12:00pmLocationJoin Zoom: Zoom Invite Link or Dial by your location 855 703 8985 Canada Toll-free Meeting ID: 944 2368 6089 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbWahkEP13