Collingwood General and Marine Hospital, Outpatient Mental Health Services

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital

Service: Outpatient Mental Health Services

Record #: CWD1632

Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024

Last Full Update: 06 Sep 2023

Description

Description (Service)

Outpatient Mental Health provides mental health care for individuals experiencing moderate to severe mental illness.

Provides out patient psychiatric consultation with diagnosis of acute mood or thought disorder and treatment of brain disease with coordinated case management.
Referral and support of the physician is indicated for this patient population due to the presence of medical illnesses and other complex needs of the individual.
The clinic provides:

connections with community services, support and education to caregivers providing and monitoring care for someone in their charge
intensive case management to solve problems or develop skills needed for long term psychiatric support required to sustain community function
homelessness program for clinic patients who meet eligibility requirements of illness, risk and need
support and education on a variety of mental health topics
psychiatric consultation for diagnostic clarification and treatment recommendation with physician referral

Mental Health Crisis Services are available 8 am-8 pm 7 days a week at the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Emergency Department. Please present to the emergency department.

Mental Health Response Unit is a mobile crisis service working in partnership with the OPP to provide service in the community Monday to Thursday 8 am-6 pm. Call the OPP dispatch number at 310-1122 .

All appointments and services are arranged through the Collingwood office.

Service Details

Hours	Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm Hospital support: Mon-Sun 8 am-8 pm
Areas Served	Blue Mountains ; Clearview (Simcoe County) ; Collingwood ; Wasaga Beach
Eligibility	Ages: 16 year(s) and up 16 year(s) and up Does not accept referrals where the primary concern relates to: Anger management, Chronic pain, Relationship counselling, Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental Delay, Substance Use Disorder or for patients who live outside of the South Georgian Bay area.
Application	By appointment to facilitate the coordination of clinical information Physician referrals required to complete work up package Does not provide assessments for: legal, insurance, custody, Family Connexions (CAS), Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), Capacity assessments or forensic reasons.
Languages	English; Other - Interpreters for different languages available upon request
Fees	None - OHIP

Address and Location

Located In Community	Collingwood
Address & Map	459 Hume St Collingwood, ON Canada L9Y 1W9
Intersection	Moberly St and Hume St
Physical Access	Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone	705-444-6600
Fax	705-444-5131
Website	https://cgmh.on.ca
Primary Contact	Joan McLeod, Administrative Assistant
Alternate Contact	Jennifer Foote, Manager Mental Health Services and Spiritual Care
Mailing Address	459 Hume St Collingwood, ON Canada L9Y 1W9