London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital - Mental Health and Addictions Program

Program:

Mental Health and Addictions Program

Organization:

London Health Sciences Centre
Victoria Hospital

Phone Numbers:

Automated Switchboard: 519-685-8500
General Information: 519-685-8380
Patient Information: 519-667-6619

Crisis:

Call 911 in emergencies
Emergency Department: 519-685-8141

Website:

www.lhsc.on.ca/mental-health-care-program-adult/centralized-access-point-for-adult-ambulatory-mental-health-0

Address:

800 Commissioners Rd E
London, ON
N6A 5W9

Intersection:

Wellington Rd and Commissioners Rd E

Location:

London (Central)

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Switchboard and Emergency Departments: Daily 24 hours
Administration: Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:30pm

Executives:

Tammy Fisher - Director, Mental Health and Addictions Program
519-685-8500 ext 56484 * tammy.fisher@lhsc.on.ca

Service Description:

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

Adult Eating Disorders Service - Treatment of various eating disorders through CBT-E (enhanced cognitive brain therapy) * outpatient weekly sessions

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

Centralized Emergency Psychiatry Service (CEPS) - Emergency assessments are conducted in the emergency room by a team consisting of nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, and residents

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

General Adult Ambulatory Mental Health Services (GAAMHS) - Mental health services available through a centralized access point * psychiatry consultations (urgent and non-urgent)

Geriatric Mental Health Program - Inter-disciplinary outpatient 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

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

Urgent Consultation Service - Mental health assessments conducted by nurse case managers and psychiatrists

Related Service:

LHSC - First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program

Fees:

Most services covered by OHIP

Application:

Some non-emergency services require a medical referral from family doctor or walk-in clinic

Languages:

English

Language Note:

Interpretation available upon request for most branches of the London Health Sciences Centre

Area(s) Served:

London and Middlesex