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Program:
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Mental Health and Addictions Program
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Phone Numbers:
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Automated Switchboard: 519-685-8500
General Information: 519-685-8380
Patient Information: 519-667-6619
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Crisis:
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Call 911 in emergencies
Emergency Department: 519-685-8141
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Address:
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800 Commissioners Rd E, A2-698
London, ON
N6A 5W9
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Intersection:
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Wellington Rd and Commissioners Rd E
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Location:
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London (Central)
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Accessibility:
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Switchboard and Emergency Departments: Daily 24 hours
Administration: Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:30pm
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Executives:
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Lisa Higgins - Director, Mental Health and Addictions Program
519-685-8500 ext 74774 * lisa.higgins@lhsc.on.ca
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Service Description:
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Mental health services for adults with a serious mental illness * time-limited mental health assessments and treatment, crisis intervention and stabilization
One-on-one and group services provided * coordination with community resources for follow-up treatment and community support provided as part of discharge planning
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Adult Eating Disorders Service
- Community-based program for assessing and treating eating disorders * levels of care include assessment, outpatient services, day treatment, residential treatment
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Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service
- 74 inpatient beds, including 12 psychiatric intensive care beds * diagnostic and treatment services for people who have acute psychiatric disorders that require hospitalization on a voluntary or involuntary basis
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Centralized Emergency Psychiatry Service (CEPS)
- Emergency assessments are conducted in the emergency room by a team consisting of nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, and residents
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Consultation-Liaison Service
- Deals with overlap of physical health and mental health care * provides timely psychiatric consultations to adult patients on medical/surgical units * primarily inpatient-focused but may require brief outpatient follow-up
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General Adult Ambulatory Mental Health Services (GAAMHS)
- Mental health services available through a centralized access point * psychiatry consultations (urgent and non-urgent)
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Geriatric Mental Health Program
- Inter-disciplinary out-patient assessment, treatment and referral for individuals 65 years and older who experience mental disorders of late life including:- dementia and related disorders
- mood disorders
- psychotic disorders
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Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses (PEPP)
- Early detection, assessment and treatment to people with a first episode of psychosis * one-on-one, group and family supports available
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Urgent Consultation Service
- Mental health assessments conducted by nurse case managers and psychiatrists
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Fees:
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Most services covered by OHIP
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Application:
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Some non-emergency services require a medical referral from family doctor or walk-in clinic
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Languages:
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English
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Language Note:
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Interpretation available upon request for most branches of the London Health Sciences Centre
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Area(s) Served:
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London and Middlesex
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This information was last completely updated on 12/14/2023 |
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