The Royal - Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre - Recovery Program

Organization:

Phone Numbers:

613-722-6521 ext 6070

Toll-Free:

1-800-987-6424

Website:

www.theroyal.ca

Address:

Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
1145 Carling Ave
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 7K4

Intersection:

Island Park Dr and Carling Ave

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Sun 24 hours

Executives:

Cara Vaccarino - President and Chief Executive Officer

Public Contacts:

Heather Masson - Manager of Patient Care Services, Recovery Program
613-722-6521 ext 7105 * heather.masson@theroyal.ca

Service Description:

Recovery program * 32-bed inpatient unit * provides recovery focused treatment within a six month average length of stay for clients suffering with severe and persistent mental illness * the interdisciplinary team supports each patient in helping to determine goals which will facilitate patients in moving back into the community to live as independently as possible * patients may access available community supports while in the program

Staffed by an interdisciplinary team including: psychiatrists * nurses * personal care attendants * occupational and recreation therapists * social workers * peer support worker

Fees:

Segt fees * Covered by the Ontario Health Card

Application:

Clients must be admitted to the program from hospitals across the Champlain region or from home through community agencies * call to obtain a referral package

Eligibility / Target Population:

Individuals 18 years and older, with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM IV) diagnosis, capable of engaging in the recovery process and function in the community

Languages:

English ; French

Area Served:

Kingston, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville, North Lanark/North Grenville, Quinte, Renfrew County, Rural Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, Rural Hastings, Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry