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For the Media
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... -
Breaking Free Online
Breaking Free Online is a free online support tool available to patients at Ontario Shores. It is completely confidential and can be accessed 24/7 on any desktop, tablet or smartphone. The Breaking Free Online program helps individuals develop coping skills and access key resources they can use... -
Online Tools and Mobile Apps
Online Tools Togetherall is a round-the-clock online peer support community provided through the Ontario Telemedicine Network where members can share experiences and express themselves in words and images, helping participants feel less socially isolated. Trained counsellors are available 24/7 to... -
About Us
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) is a public teaching 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... -
Contact Us
Main Location Our Gordon Street location is the home of our largest facility. Located on the shores of Lake Ontario in Whitby Ontario, it houses the great majority of our services including in-patient units, some outpatient services, administrative offices and more. Address Ontario Shores Centre for... -
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Doing Business with Us
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is fully compliant with the Broader Public Sector Procurement and Expense Directives and domestic and international trade agreements, including the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and... -
Quality Standards for Dementia Care
Health Quality Ontario is the province’s advisor on health care quality. Their mandate is to monitor, assess and provide guidance on important health quality issues and to work together with patients to bring about meaningful improvements. They have provided the following 14 Quality Statements for... -
Community Current Newsletter
The Community Current is an email newsletter sharing news and upcoming events with our community members. If you are interested in receiving updates from Ontario Shores we invite you to subscribe. Subscribe to the Community Current Subscribe here to start receiving your monthly edition of the... -
Welcome to the GTU Community
Everyone here on the Geriatric Transitional Unit (GTU) extends a warm welcome to you, your family and friends. We hope that during your loved-ones stay we can provide all the information and supports that you need. Please take some time to look through the information here on this website, and don't... -
Welcome to the GDU Community
Everyone here on the Geriatric Dementia Unit (GDU) extends a warm welcome to you, your family and friends. We hope that during your loved-ones stay we can provide all the information and supports that you need. Please take some time to look through the information here on this website, and don't... -
Welcome to the GPU Community
Everyone here on the Geriatric Psychiatric Unit (GPU) extends a warm welcome to you, your family and friends. We hope that during your loved-ones stay we can provide all the information and supports that you need. Please take some time to look through the information here on this website, and don't... -
Community Partnership Programs
We are proud to be part of the community. We develop new partnerships to strengthen patient care, host events at our facility and participate in local initiatives to raise awareness about mental health. We work together with organizations across all sectors to provide care and support for... -
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Kawartha Lakes Community Clinic
The Kawartha Lakes Community Clinic, provided by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), provides specialized clinics and programs for outpatients in a community setting. The Clinic offers a range of assessment and treatment clinics such as: Outpatient Complex General... -
York Region Community Clinic
The York Region Community Clinic, provided by Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), provides specialized clinics and programs for outpatients in a community setting. The Clinic offers a range of assessment and treatment clinics such as: Outpatient Complex General... -
Event Speakers: Mental Health and Recovery Day
The following speakers will be participating throughout the day. See event details for session format and times. -
Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT)
Two Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT) are operated by Ontario Shores. ACTT Durham and ACTT Haliburton, Kawartha and Peterborough Region (HKPR) are interprofessional clinical teams that provide treatment, recovery and support services to individuals with a serious mental illness and who... -
Forensic Community Reintegration Unit (FCRU)
The Forensic Community Reintegration Unit (FCRU) is a 25-bed unit at Ontario Shores for patients on Disposition Orders from the Ontario Review Board (ORB) who require a general forensic environment. -
Social Media Users Connecting Missing Patient to Assault Shows How Far We Still Have to Go
When it comes to the stigma around mental illness, some days it feels like it’s one step forward, two steps back. We have come a long way, even in the 12 or so years I have been working in mental health. But every so often there is a trigger that seems to drag us back to the past. Recently that was... -
Andrew - Social Worker
RoleSocial Worker in Complex General PsychiatryMeet Andrew, a Social Worker in Complex General Psychiatry. He began his 12-year career at Ontario Shores on a part-time contract in the Rapid Assessment Unit (RAU). Andrew moved to the Assessment and Stabilization Unit (ASU) eleven years ago, which has since been renamed Complex General Psychiatry...