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Mental Health Services for Adults

Emergency/crisis services

Emergency/Crisis Services are for individuals who are in a crisis due to mental illness and/or substance abuse. First, the person is seen in Osler’s Emergency Department, then follow-up care or support is provided at the hospital or in the community with one of Osler’s community-based partners.

Brampton Civic

2100 Bovaird Drive East
Brampton, ON
Tel: 905-494-2120

BCH also has an 8-space Mental Health Emergency Services Unit designed for further patient assessment and monitoring

Etobicoke General

101 Humber College Boulevard,
Etobicoke, ON
Tel: 416-747-3400

Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Referrals: not necessary for emergency/crisis services.

Patients are triaged in the Emergency Departments to rule out non-psychiatric causes of symptoms and to ensure medical stability. Mobile crisis services for adults are delivered by our community partner, Saint Elizabeth Health Care in both Peel and Toronto.

Contacts:
Mobile Crisis of Peel: 905-278-9036 (residents of Brampton Civic Hospital service area)
Mobile Crisis of Etobicoke : 416-498-0043 (residents of Etobicoke General Hospital service area)

Mobile Crisis services for youth (under age 18) are provided by another community partner -- Peel Children’s Centre. See Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents.

Inpatient services

Osler offers inpatient mental health services at both Etobicoke General Hospital and Brampton Civic Hospital

Brampton Civic

There are four adult inpatient units at Brampton Civic Hospital that provide assessment and acute treatment for adults with major mental illness.

The Intensive Unit is a 14-bed unit which provides treatment for the most acutely ill patients who arrive from the Emergency Department
Gen B is a 19-bed unit providing acute treatment primarily for those with mood and anxiety disorders.
Gen C is a 19-bed unit providing acute treatment for those primarily with schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.
The Geriatric Mental Health Unit is a 12-bed unit which provides acute treatment for seniors with major mental disorders.

Hours: 24 hours a day/7 days a week

Tel:905-494-2120

Referrals: admissions to the inpatient units come through the Emergency Department.

Etobicoke General

A 25-bed adult inpatient unit provides assessment and acute treatment for adults with major mental illness.

Hours: 24 hours a day/7 days a week

Tel: 905-494-2120

Referrals: admissions to the inpatient units come through the Emergency Department.

Day treatment

Day Treatment is an option that may be offered as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization and/or in follow-up to an inpatient admission.

Brampton Civic

Entrance B, north wing, main floor, follow signs for Mental Health Adult Outpatient Clinic
Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tel: 905-494 2120 ext.56714

Etobicoke General

Main entrance, elevator to 5^th floor
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Tel: 416-494-2120 ext. 32156

Referrals: may be made by psychiatrists or family physicians. Access to services is streamlined through Centralized Intake and Triage (CIT) FAX to: 416-747-3350

Outpatient services

Osler offers a variety of mental health services for adults on an outpatient basis at both Brampton Civic Hospital and Etobicoke General Hospital. Counselling is provided on a group basis wherever possible. Short-term individual counselling is also offered.
Referrals: may be made by psychiatrists or family physicians.

Centralized intake and triage

Access to adult outpatient services is streamlined through Centralized Intake and Triage (CIT).

Referring psychiatrists or family physicians should complete a Centralized Intake and Triage Referral Form and fax it to either:

Etobicoke General: 416-747-3350
Brampton Civic: 905-494-6715

Tel:
Brampton Civic Hospital: 905-494-6709
Etobicoke General Hospital: 905-494-2120 ext. 32362
Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday

Referrals are welcome for patients and physicians within Osler’s catchment area, that is, the Central-West Local Health Integration Network (CW-LHIN). The CIT process Clinicians screen the patient and provide a brief assessment and referral. The referral may be for a consultation, consultation and treatment, or telephone advice, depending on the patient’s needs.