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Program:
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Ambulatory Mental Health Program
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Address:
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100 Queensway W
Mississauga, ON
L5B 1B8
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Intersection:
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Hurontario St (Hwy 10) and Queensway W
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Service Description:
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The program has 2 components
Partial Hospitalization Program- a physician-referred, voluntary, short-term, outpatient acute-care program that can follow inpatient care or be used as a diversion from inpatient hospitalization
- provides day treatment, where patients are coached by an inter-professional team to effectively manage their symptoms while maintaining important ties to the community
- utilizes recovery principles by empowering patients, instilling hope and improving skills to create a meaningful life
Intensive Outpatient Program- a three (3) hour, “half-day” behavioural treatment program which runs for a maximum of 12 weeks
- emphasizes finding solutions, enhancement and use of coping skills, increasing supports, and striving for a healthy balance in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure
- a skills-based program, emphasizing the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- participants have the opportunity to utilize the therapeutic groups to better understand problematic patterns as they maintain or reintegrate back into valued life roles
To make a referral, physicians are required to complete a referral through one-Link which is the centralized access model for connecting individuals to the Mental Health and Addiction supports they need * more information is available at www.one-Link.ca
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Fees:
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Medical services are covered by OHIP
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Application:
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Medical referral required
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Adults 18 years old and older residing in Mississauga and Etobicoke who have a family physician
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Interpretive services available
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Area Served:
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Toronto (Etobicoke) and Mississauga
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