NEW PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE LHIN2014-2016

25/O6/15

NEW PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE LHIN

▪ Community Withdrawal Management Program and Day Program (2014-15)

▪ Ottawa Addictions Access and Referral Services (2014-15)

▪ Hoarding Pilot Project in Mental Health (2015-16)

▪ 6 additionnal beds at the Ottawa Withdrawal Management Centre (2015-16)

▪ 10 beds Stabilization Program for Women (2015-16)

COMMUNITY WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND DAY PROGRAM▪ Withdrawal management at Home

▪ Addiction Case Managers

▪ Follow up until admitted to treatment

▪ Duration of care: 1 to 3 months

▪ Total of 400 clients/year

▪ Day Program, 5 days a week, 10 to 3pm

▪ 10 to 14 clients a week,

▪ Duration of program: 3 weeks

▪ For Greater Ottawa and North Grenville

OTTAWA ADDICTIONS ACCESS AND REFERRAL SERVICES▪ Obtained permanent funding in 2015

▪ 4 Navigators

▪ 1,500 Assessements/year

▪ Addiction services mapping in Champlain

▪ Gap analysis done

▪ Unique Online Waitlist implemented

▪ Supports 20 Addiction Agencies with Steering and Clinical Advisory Committees in place

▪ Referral to outpatient services and residential services

▪ New provincial tools to be implemented in the Fall

One Entry door to the Addiction

treatment services in

Ottawa

One E-mail:

navigator1@mri.c

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Call one number

(613) 241-5202

HOARDING PILOT PROJECT IN MENTAL HEALTH

▪ Partnership between Montfort Renaissance and Options Bytown

▪ Goal is to design a program that is effective for clients suffering from severe and persistant mental health problems as well as hoarding behaviors

▪ Hired 2 Hoarding specialists

▪ For training and clinical supervision, hired the best experts in the field: ▪ Randy Frost (USA)▪ Elaine Birchall (Canada)

▪ Hired a Reseacher: Stephanie Yamin (University of Ottawa)

▪ Services will be given to 40 clients a year

▪ Duration of services 6 to 9 months

6 ADDITIONAL BEDS OPEN AT OWMC▪ Refusal rate of about 200 clients a month at OWMC

▪ Average length of stay is 5,11 to 7 days approximately

▪ 3 beds are dedicated to frequent users of ER services that suffer from Addictions

▪ Length of stay in those 3 beds are: 14 days

▪ Those beds are linked to Stabilization services at the Salvation Army for men and at Maison Gilles Chagnon for women

▪ All physical beds available at OWMC are now open and funded for Ontario Clients

▪ The closest Residential Withdrawal Management Centre aside from The Royal that has a medical Centre is Kingston

▪ Services the entire Champlain region with approximately 1,500 admissions/year

RESIDENTIAL STABILIZATION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN▪ For women suffering from addiction and/or concurrent disorders and that are living in

vulnerable housing, that puts them at high risk of relapse

▪ 10 beds for women going up to 12 in about 18 months

▪ Bilingual service

▪ Literature review and environment scan done

▪ Program designed based on best practices

▪ Duration of stay: 1 to 3 months

▪ Requirements: ▪ To be vulnerably housed;▪ To have a treatment plan and referral by OAARS▪ To stay abstinent during their stay▪ To have a set date of admission into a residential treatment facility

LISE GIRARD, BACC. SC. INF., C. SSP, M SC. ADM.SENIOR DIRECTOR, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS

MONTFORT RENAISSANCE INC. &OTTAWA WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT CENTER

1777 CHEMIN MONTREAL RDOTTAWA, ON, K1J 6N1

TEL.: (613) 241-1525 POSTE 111FAX:(613) 241-2172

COURRIEL: LGIRARD@MRI.CA

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