Searching for Psychiatric Hospitals

Mental health care for people who have come into contact with the law * 89-bed inpatient program including assessment, treatment and rehabilitation

• Forensic Assessment Unit - Medium secure environment providing consultation and specialized assessments regarding fitness to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and sentencing to the justice system
• Forensic Treatment Unit - Medium secure setting providing longer-term integrated treatment, rehabilitation, and support to clients on Ontario Review Board dispositions
• Forensic Rehab Readiness Unit - Locked minimum secure unit with a lower level of security that reflects the improvement in clinical status of the clients and their changing Ontario Review Board dispositions
• Forensic Rehabilitation Unit - Open minimum secure unit with a low level of security that reflects further clinical improvement and also development within the rehabilitation process

Forensic Outreach Program - Intensive rehabilitation efforts continue within the community setting * skill training * ongoing forensic monitoring and risk assessment and management * team works closely with other community-based agencies

Inpatient and outpatient mental health services at the tertiary and long-term level

Services are provided by multidisciplinary teams and include assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, follow-up and referral to other community programs * consultation and education to service providers

Assessment Program - Specialized inpatient and community-oriented mental health services for people with serious mental illness who do not meet admission criteria to other St Joseph's programs, or who require specialized diagnostic assessment

Biigajiiskaan: Indigenous Pathways to Mental Wellness Program - An Indigenous-led mobile outreach team that works in-hospital and in the community to provide consultation, assessment, treatment planning/management, discharge planning and ambulatory services

Dual Diagnosis Program - Hospital and community-based program provides specialized (multisensory) assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and support services

Geriatric Psychiatry Program - Specialized psychiatric care and support for older adults who suffer from late onset mental illnesses or severe behavioural responses * program focuses on assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, family and community support and education *

Treatment and Rehabilitation Program - Inpatient and outpatient care for adults over 18 who have severe and complex mental illness that has not fully responded to treatment * mental illnesses are predominantly mood and psychotic disorders including bipolar mood disorder and schizophrenia

Services and Programs:

• Prescription Shop 2

An Indigenous-led mobile outreach team that works in-hospital and in the community to provide consultation, assessment, treatment planning/management, discharge planning and ambulatory services

• Indigenous Elder-guided care and teachings from knowledge keepers
• traditional Indigenous practices, such as healing circles, ceremony, smudging and drumming circles
• educational and mentoring opportunities for health care professionals and students

Inpatient and outpatient mental health services at the tertiary and long-term level

Services are provided by multidisciplinary teams and include assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, follow-up and referral to other community programs * consultation and education to service providers

Assessment Program - Specialized inpatient and community-oriented mental health services for people with serious mental illness who do not meet admission criteria to other St Joseph's programs, or who require specialized diagnostic assessment

Biigajiiskaan: Indigenous Pathways to Mental Wellness Program - An Indigenous-led mobile outreach team that works in-hospital and in the community to provide consultation, assessment, treatment planning/management, discharge planning and ambulatory services

Dual Diagnosis Program - Hospital and community-based program provides specialized (multisensory) assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and support services

Geriatric Psychiatry Program - Specialized psychiatric care and support for older adults who suffer from late onset mental illnesses or severe behavioural responses * program focuses on assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, family and community support and education *

Treatment and Rehabilitation Program - Inpatient and outpatient care for adults over 18 who have severe and complex mental illness that has not fully responded to treatment * mental illnesses are predominantly mood and psychotic disorders including bipolar mood disorder and schizophrenia

Services and Programs:

• Prescription Shop 2

Offer several services including:

• Treatment teams that may include occupational therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, spiritual care staff and social workers
• 24-hour nursing and supportive care
• Assessment and treatment
• Short-term interventions
• Individual and group programming to stabilize crises
• Individual and family support
• Discharge planning
• referrals as needed

COVID19 For information on masking, safety measures, and specific programs and services, call 416-535-8501 or visit CAMH website

Mental health and addiction assessment and treatment hospital, including education, training and research

Clinical and community-based programs (visit website for full listing of programs, services and locations):

Addiction Medicine Service

• assessment, pharmacotherapy for substance dependence
• maintenance therapies
• concomitant pain and addiction treatment
• contact COMPASS 416-535-8501 ext 36019 (see separate listing)

Eating Disorder and Addiction Clinic

• outpatient program includes integrated concurrent treatment

First Episode LEARN Clinic

• General Education Development (GED), recovery and family programs * psychiatrist referral required

Gender Identity Clinic (Adult)

• comprehensive assessment for individuals seeking hormone treatment and/or sex reassignment surgery
• assessment wait-time approximately 10 months

Integrative Day Treatment (IDT) Services

• outpatient assessment, treatment and follow-up for mood and anxiety disorders, trauma and addictions

Information and outreach services:

Client/Patient Relations, 416-535-8501 ext 32028

Family Resource Centre, 416-535-8501 ext 33202

Patient and Family Learning Space (PFLS)
Information on CAMH programs and community-based services; access to mental health, addiction and recovery resources, pamphlets, books, guides, memoirs, workshops, webinars and clinics; visit online event calendar

Information Centre, 416-535-8501 press 1, Ontario only 1-800-463-6273 (English; French), info@camh.ca

Library, 416-535-8501 ext 36991, library@camh.ca

• access by appointment only
• information or requests by telephone or email available

Portico Network, www.porticonetwork.ca

• online mental health and addiction resource, includes information, tools, toolkits, videos and podcasts
• hosts partner websites

Provincial System Support Program (PSSP)

• education and support for 8 regional offices
• clinical outreach services include Ontario Psychiatric Outreach Program (OPOP), 416-535-8501 ext 32157 and Northern Psychiatric Outreach Program (NPOP-C), 416-535-8501 ext 34484

Public hospital providing a range of specialized assessment and treatment services to those living with complex and serious mental illness

• range of specialized mental health programs for inpatients and outpatients
• specialized community outreach services
• supports residents in privately operated homes for special care
• actively involved in mental health research and education activities

Assessment, treatment and discharge planning to provincially sentenced adult male offenders diagnosed with a mental illness

• interdisciplinary team
• specialized in the areas of: sex offending, dysfunctional anger, trauma disorders, substance abuse
• personalized rehabilitation modules