Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care

A multi-service addiction and mental health treatment centre that provides comprehensive assessment, treatment and aftercare to both individuals and families who are experiencing problems related to addictions and mental health. Its core program is a 12-bed residential concurrent disorders program open to adult males and adult females. The Regional Program offers an acute care inpatient program and outpatient services, as well as five specialized regional programs: Dual Diagnosis, Minimum Secure Forensic Services, Concurrent Disorders, Psycho Social Rehabilitation and Geriatric Services. This division is committed to serving those individuals who have been diagnosed with a complex, serious mental illness who have continuing multiple and complex needs which cannot be met at the primary and secondary levels of service. While these illnesses may be more difficult to treat or manage and may require a higher level of support, the end goal is to transition patients/clients back to the community. The Provincial Forensic Program offers programming in the maximum security Oak Ridge building (soon to be relocated to a new development). It is Ontario's only high security forensic mental health program and all of the patients/clients are adult males. The majority of patients/clients are detained pursuant to the Mental Disorders Part of the Criminal Code of Canada; however, some are detained pursuant to the Mental Health Act of Ontario. The Provincial Forensic Programs specialize in the treatment and management and specialized care of patients/clients whose institutional behaviour presents a risk to the safety of the patient/client or to others, and who cannot be safely managed in any less secure hospital environment.

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