| Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences |
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is a public hospital providing a range of specialized assessment and treatment services to those living with complex and serious mental illness. Exemplary patient care is delivered through safe and evidence-based approaches where successful outcomes are achieved using best clinical practices and the latest advances in research. Patients benefit from a recovery-oriented environment of care built on compassion, inspiration and hope.
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| Contact: | Glenna Raymond, President & CEO |
| Address: | 700 Gordon Street,
Whitby, ON L1N 5S9 |
| Intersection: | Victoria Street and Gordon Street |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055
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| Phone: | (800) 314-6323
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| Toll Free: | 1-800-263-2679
Crisis Phone
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| Fax: | (905) 444-4257 |
| Web Site: |
www.ontarioshores.ca |
| Email: |
raymondg@ontarioshores.ca |
| Hours: | 24 hours a day/7 days a week (inpatient) |
| Language: | English |
| Eligibility: | Persons with serious mental illness or emotional difficulties, adolescent services for youth 12-17 1/2 years. Adult psychiatric services for 18 years and older |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Accessibility: | Barrier-free washroom, Braille elevator, Disability parking, Elevators, Wheelchair accessible |
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 Programs |
| Adolescent Inpatient Services |
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| Adolescent Inpatient Services provides assessment, stabilization and treatment unit for patients who require specialized care in a secure setting. Adolescent Services has an interprofessional team of health care professionals that includes psychiatrists, nurses, child and youth workers, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. Together, they provide ongoing assessment, treatment and life skills training for youth and adolescents. |
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| Contact: | Cynthia Weaver, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6239 |
| Email: |
weaverc@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 12-18 years of age who suffer from serious mental illness or present with a complex clinical picture. |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Adolescent Out-Patient Services |
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| Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences offers a variety of outpatient services to meet the needs of adolescents and our communities. Services include: assessment, individual and group treatment for patients and their families, consultations with community agencies including school boards, and education initatives with adolescent mental health care providers and other social service providers. |
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| Contact: | Cynthia Weaver, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6239 |
| Email: |
weaverc@shores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 12-18 years or age who require individual, group or family therapy on an outpatient basis. |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Assessment & Reintegration Program |
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| Provides a broad range of general and specialized care through multi-disciplinary teams within a bio-psychosocial framework. Program components include three inpatient units, and several outpatient/outreach services, including Assertive Community Treatment Team, Durham Outpatient Services, Outpatient Services, Clinics and Outreach and Specialty Clinics. |
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| Contact: | Paula Podolski, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6293 |
| Email: |
podolskip@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Referrals for tertiary care are accepted from hospitals, other community agencies, self-referrals, families and physicians. |
| Referrals: | Yes |
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| The Dual Diagnosis Services (DDS) is an inpatient and outpatient unit at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and provides services to adults with a serious mental illness who are developmentally challenged and show signs of significant behavioural challenges. |
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| Contact: | Cynthia Weaver, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext. 6239 |
| Email: |
weaverc@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 18 - 65 years of age |
| Referrals: | Yes |
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| The Forensic Program provides assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and community reintegration services to patients who have come in contact with the law, With individual recovery plans, patients can progress to a less restrictive environment and return to the community consistent with public safety and within the limits of their defined Ontario Review Board (ORB) Dispositions. |
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| Contact: | Mark Rice, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6648 |
| Email: |
ricem@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Via court order |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Program |
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| The Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Program provides a range of specialized inpatient and outpatient programs to meet the complex mental health needs of seniors as well as individuals who require neuropsychiatry services. Psychogeriatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation services are provided to individuals 65 years of age and older with serious age-related mental illness and associated challenging behaviours. |
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| Contact: | Sheryl Bernard, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6348 |
| Email: |
bernards@ontarioshores.ca |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Integrated Community Access Program (ICAP) |
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| The Integrated Community Access Program (ICAP) is a Central Intake service that provides a single point of entry for all inpatient and outpatient services at Ontario Shores. Specialized recovery-oriented staff provide a range of triage, intake, system navigation and outpatient follow-up. |
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| Contact: | Beth Brannon, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6159 |
| Email: |
brannonb@ontarioshores.ca |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Pyschogeriatric Community Support Program (PCSP) |
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| The Psychogeriatric Community Support Program (PCSP) is a program offered by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health and Community Care Durham. Services are provided by a nurse clinician and psychiatrist. Services include: screening, assessment, consultation, referral and support services. |
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| Contact: | Sheryl Bernard, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6348 |
| Email: |
bernards@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Individuals 65 years old and older who have a mental health concern and live in the community |
| Referrals: | Call 905-430-4055 ext.6298 (SMHP Intake Worker) |
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| The Seniors Mood Clinic at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is dedicated to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals with depression, especially those who suffer from severe depression, and show resistance to treatments. An interprofessional healthcare team provides expertise in the field of memory and mood disorders. |
| Address: | ,
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| Contact: | Sheryl Bernard, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6348 |
| Email: |
bernards@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Individuals 60 years old and older with depression, especially severe depression, who show resistance to treatment |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Skills Training, Treatment and Education Place (STEP) |
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| Skills, Training, Treatment and Education Place (STEP) is a program at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences for young adults with a mental illness. Patients work in partnership with their family, an interprofessional healthcare team and community organizations to learn about their illness, enhance their independence and coping skills and to develop the tools necessary to thrive in the community. |
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| Contact: | Caroline Tykoliz, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6949 |
| Email: |
tykolizc@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 18 - 30 years of age |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Other Locations |
| Adolescent Inpatient Services |
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| Adolescent Inpatient Services provides assessment, stabilization and treatment unit for patients who require specialized care in a secure setting. Adolescent Services has an interprofessional team of health care professionals that includes psychiatrists, nurses, child and youth workers, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists and other allied health professionals. Together, they provide ongoing assessment, treatment and life skills training for youth and adolescents. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Cynthia Weaver, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6239 |
| Email: |
weaverc@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 12-18 years of age who suffer from serious mental illness or present with a complex clinical picture. |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Adolescent Out-Patient Services |
|
|
| Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences offers a variety of outpatient services to meet the needs of adolescents and our communities. Services include: assessment, individual and group treatment for patients and their families, consultations with community agencies including school boards, and education initatives with adolescent mental health care providers and other social service providers. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Cynthia Weaver, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6239 |
| Email: |
weaverc@shores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 12-18 years or age who require individual, group or family therapy on an outpatient basis. |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Assessment & Reintegration Program |
|
|
| Provides a broad range of general and specialized care through multi-disciplinary teams within a bio-psychosocial framework. Program components include three inpatient units, and several outpatient/outreach services, including Assertive Community Treatment Team, Durham Outpatient Services, Outpatient Services, Clinics and Outreach and Specialty Clinics. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Paula Podolski, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6293 |
| Email: |
podolskip@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Referrals for tertiary care are accepted from hospitals, other community agencies, self-referrals, families and physicians. |
| Referrals: | Yes |
|
|
| The Dual Diagnosis Services (DDS) is an inpatient and outpatient unit at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and provides services to adults with a serious mental illness who are developmentally challenged and show signs of significant behavioural challenges. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Cynthia Weaver, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext. 6239 |
| Email: |
weaverc@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 18 - 65 years of age |
| Referrals: | Yes |
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| The Forensic Program provides assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and community reintegration services to patients who have come in contact with the law, With individual recovery plans, patients can progress to a less restrictive environment and return to the community consistent with public safety and within the limits of their defined Ontario Review Board (ORB) Dispositions. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Mark Rice, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6648 |
| Email: |
ricem@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Via court order |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Program |
|
|
| The Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry Program provides a range of specialized inpatient and outpatient programs to meet the complex mental health needs of seniors as well as individuals who require neuropsychiatry services. Psychogeriatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation services are provided to individuals 65 years of age and older with serious age-related mental illness and associated challenging behaviours. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Sheryl Bernard, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6348 |
| Email: |
bernards@ontarioshores.ca |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Integrated Community Access Program (ICAP) |
|
|
| The Integrated Community Access Program (ICAP) is a Central Intake service that provides a single point of entry for all inpatient and outpatient services at Ontario Shores. Specialized recovery-oriented staff provide a range of triage, intake, system navigation and outpatient follow-up. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Beth Brannon, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6159 |
| Email: |
brannonb@ontarioshores.ca |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Pyschogeriatric Community Support Program (PCSP) |
|
|
| The Psychogeriatric Community Support Program (PCSP) is a program offered by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health and Community Care Durham. Services are provided by a nurse clinician and psychiatrist. Services include: screening, assessment, consultation, referral and support services. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Sheryl Bernard, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6348 |
| Email: |
bernards@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Individuals 65 years old and older who have a mental health concern and live in the community |
| Referrals: | Call 905-430-4055 ext.6298 (SMHP Intake Worker) |
|
|
| The Seniors Mood Clinic at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is dedicated to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individuals with depression, especially those who suffer from severe depression, and show resistance to treatments. An interprofessional healthcare team provides expertise in the field of memory and mood disorders. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Sheryl Bernard, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6348 |
| Email: |
bernards@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | Individuals 60 years old and older with depression, especially severe depression, who show resistance to treatment |
| Referrals: | Yes |
| Skills Training, Treatment and Education Place (STEP) |
|
|
| Skills, Training, Treatment and Education Place (STEP) is a program at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences for young adults with a mental illness. Patients work in partnership with their family, an interprofessional healthcare team and community organizations to learn about their illness, enhance their independence and coping skills and to develop the tools necessary to thrive in the community. |
| Address: | ,
, |
| Contact: | Caroline Tykoliz, Administrative Director |
| Phone: | (905) 430-4055 ext.6949 |
| Email: |
tykolizc@ontarioshores.ca |
| Eligibility: | 18 - 30 years of age |
| Referrals: | Yes |
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| Address: | 37 Church Street,
Stouffville, ON L4A 1E3 |
| Contact: | , |
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