Mental Health/Addictions

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Women’s Own Withdrawal Management Centre provides withdrawal support to women aged 16 and over who are in an acute state of intoxication or withdrawal from alcohol or other substances and whose condition can be safely managed in a non-medical residential setting.

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Patients suitable for referral to the clinic are those who are not in need of immediate hospitalization or emergency department assessment but are unable to wait weeks for an outpatient psychiatric assessment.

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PESU is a safe and secure environment designed to provide evidenced-based and holistic services to people who are experiencing a mental health illness crisis. Individuals in need of mental health care are triaged directly into PESU from the Emergency Department, where they are seen by experts in mental health and addictions.

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At the Psychosocial Oncology Clinic, the team includes social workers, music and art therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. They provide counseling and therapies to help you and your family cope with cancer, reduce stress, and improve emotional well-being. We offer many services to help you and your family while you are a patient at Princess Margaret. We also provide support after your treatment.

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The ambulatory program provides mental health and addiction services to people who speak Portuguese. The program has three main services: a general assessment (comprised of a treatment and consultation service), an addiction service, and an intensive case management service for those with severe mental illness.

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The Ossington Men’s Withdrawal Management Centre provides withdrawal support to men, 16 years and older who are in an acute state of intoxication or withdrawal from alcohol or other substances and whose condition can be safely managed in a non-medical residential setting.

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An outpatient program that provides mental health outreach services to adults living in downtown Toronto. The program is based on the Assertive Community Treatment model. It is an intensive, patient-centred program that has been proven effective in enhancing the quality of life and decreasing the need for hospitalization among people with serious mental illness.

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This unit assesses and treats people age 60 years or older who experience problems with their mood, memory, or thought processes. The types of conditions that treated include depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder (“manic depression”), psychosis, memory problems, and dementia.

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The Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Team visits patients at long-term care homes in central Toronto (see a full list on the website) and provides geriatric mental health services, including consultation, assessment, and follow-up care, in the long-term care homes supported by UHN.

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Provides comprehensive information, assessment, and intensive treatment to individuals 17 years or older with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other forms of disordered eating (the program does not offer treatment for obesity or binge eating disorder).