Focus: Mental Health
Mood Disorders Research and Treatment Service provides specialized care to adults with major depression, bipolar disorders, dysthymia, cyclothymia and other mood disorders. Services include psychiatry, occupational therapy, social work, cognitive behavioural therapy groups, and Changeways groups (for depression and bipolar illness).
Focus: Mental Health
Seniors Mental Health Outreach provides comprehensive assessment, treatment recommendations, care planning, advocacy, referral, and education for adults living with dementia, late onset complex mental health needs, substance use and/or neurological disorders and associated changes in behaviour. While the majority of individuals are older adults, individuals under the age of 65 experiencing age-related cognitive disorders are also supported.
Focus: Mental Health
This program offers face-to-face and telephone consultations to health care professionals in hospitals and communities in South-eastern Ontario. Liaison with the referral source and agencies involved in the individuals' care may be extensive. One-time clinical consultation is also available and involves assessment by a clinician and a report back to the referral source. In some communities telepsychiatry sessions are offered.
Focus: Mental Health
Enhancing Care for Ontario Care Partners helps care partners across Ontario manage the stress and complexities of caring for persons living with dementia.
Developed by the Reitman Centre, Sinai Health - this provincial program is provided in the Southeast region by Providence Care’s Seniors Mental Health Behavioural Support Services.
To help address some of the challenges faced by care partners, two groups are offered:
1. CARERS – (Coaching, Advocacy, Respite, Education, Relationship, Simulation)
This is a skills-based group for care partners of a person living with dementia. Participants learn practical skills, problem-solving techniques, communication methods, and approaches to managing emotional stress which are tailored to the specific problems and needs of each care partner.
2. TEACH – (Training, Education and Assistance for Caregiving at Home)
TEACH is an interactive group for care partners of a person living with dementia. Care partners may discuss themes such as self-care and future planning while learning from each other.
Groups are offered both virtually and in-person across the Southeast region to partners, spouses, siblings, adult children and other family members and friends.
Focus: Mental Health
The Seniors Mental Health inpatient service meets the needs of older adults with age-related cognitive and functional impairment with responsive behaviours. These usually include severe aggression, disinhibition, or other behaviours which are difficult to manage in other settings. Services are also provided to individuals who are suffering from severe age-related mental illness, or who may require admission under the Mental Health Act.
Focus: Mental Health
This program coordinates mental health services for individuals living in South-eastern Ontario who meet the criteria for a community treatment order application: diagnosis of serious mental disorder; pattern of admission to a psychiatric facility; a condition that stabilizes with inpatient treatment; a history of stopping treatment after discharge to the community and requiring readmission to hospital.