Providing a variety of services & care
The Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) operates the only schedule 1 facility in the Cochrane District. Our Mental Health Program offers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient services, designed to provide the highest quality of care.
Our care team is supported by psychiatrists, social workers and nurses, providing a diverse mix of clinical services for patients seeking care for their mental health.
Inpatient Mental Health Services
Inpatient Mental Health Unit (MHU)
The Inpatient Mental Health Unit (MHU) is a 22-bed acute care unit for people 18 years of age or older who require acute psychiatric care. Our care team works with patients and their families to provide short-term assessments, consultations, treatment, stabilization, and discharge planning.
Referral
- People seeking a psychiatric admission are encouraged to connect with their primary care provider, or alternate care provider.
- They can present to their local Emergency Department.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact TADH’s 24/7 Crisis Line at 705-264-3003 or 1-888-340-3003.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program (CAMHP)
The Inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program (CAMHP) is an acute care unit for youth, 17 years of age or younger, who require acute psychiatric care. Working in collaboration with North Eastern Ontario Child and Family Services (NEOFACS), this 4-bed unit provides in-patient treatment to adolescents at risk of harming themselves or others, or those struggling with acute symptoms of mental illness.
Referral
- Adolescents seeking a psychiatric admission are encouraged to connect with the primary care provider, alternate care provider or speak to their school nurse.
- They can present to their local Emergency Department.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact TADH’s 24/7 Crisis Line at 705-264-3003 or 1-888-340-3003.
Outpatient Mental Health Services
Outpatient Mental Health Program (OPMH)
The Outpatient Mental Health Program (OPMH) provides brief therapy and educational programs to clients coping with mental illness. Nurses and social workers work with the individual to set goals for therapy and utilize a variety of therapeutic interventions to help individuals reach their goals. Trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy, our clinicians accept referrals from physicians or primary care practitioners within the Cochrane District, and from the TADH’s Crisis Team.
Crisis Team
The Crisis Team is a 24 hour, 7 days per week service available to individuals who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. The Crisis Team assesses individuals presenting to TADH’s Emergency Department seeking assistance, and can assist with connecting individuals with services that may meet their needs.
The TADH also has a 24 hour, 7 days per week crisis line service that individuals can access by calling 705-264-3003 or 1-888-340-3003.
Transitional Care Program (TCP)
The Transitional Care Program (TCP) is a teaching program that is provided in a small group setting that promotes healthy lifestyles and positive coping skills to clients coping with an acute or serious mental illness. There are three one-hour sessions per day offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 9:00 am until 2:30 pm, and one two hour session held on Fridays between 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Self-referrals are accepted by contacting the OPMH department at 705-267-6315.
Eating Disorders Program (EDP)
The Eating Disorders Program (EDP) provides assessment, treatment, and care planning for children, adolescents, and adults. Referrals must be made by a doctor or nurse practitioner. To access the referral form or for more information, please call 705-267-6315. For adults (17 years and 6 months and older), time-limited treatment may be available if appropriate.
Community Treatment Order (CTO)
The Community Treatment Order (CTO) Program provides individuals with serious mental illness a comprehensive plan of community based treatment or care and supervision that is less restrictive than being detained in a psychiatric facility. The Mental Health Act lists specific criteria that need to be met to issue or renew a CTO. Please contact the CTO coordinator for more information at 705-267-6315.
TADH provides psychiatric consultation and follow-up on an out-patient basis through the Outpatient Mental Health Department (OPMH).
Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program (OSP)
The Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program (OSP) brings help to those who are struggling with mild to moderate anxiety, depression and anxiety-related concerns. This program offers a number of service options and is available to anyone over the age of 18. All referrals begin at Health Sciences North (HSN) as the lead agency, and services are delivered by a number of partner agencies across the Northeast to keep care closer to home. For more information and ways you can refer to the service please visit neosp.ca. If you are unsure if this service is right for you, please speak to your health care provider or call 705-267-6315.
