May 10, 2007
Ontario’s Expanded Telepsychiatry Services
Ontario’s telepsychiatry program is a creative solution for increasing access and reducing wait times for children and youth in rural, remote and underserved communities. It uses videoconferencing to provide children, youth and their families or caregivers with access to clinical consultations with a child psychiatrist without having to leave their local communities. It also provides agency staff with vital education and training to build their professional expertise, so they can provide better service to young people in these communities.
An additional $1.5 million investment this year brings the government’s total investment in Ontario’s telepsychiatry program to $2.4 million annually. These funds will support service delivery to 10 new rural, remote and underserved communities across the province, and add two new hubs to Ontario’s existing telepsychiatry network. The charts below show the areas served.
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Hubs
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Location
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Central, operated by The Hospital for Sick Children (CURRENT)
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Toronto
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Eastern, operated by Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (NEW)
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Ottawa
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Western, operated by Child and Parent Resource Institute in partnership with London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph ’s Regional Mental Health Care London, Windsor Regional Hospital and the University of Windsor (NEW)
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London
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Current Sites
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Location*
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Algonquin Child and Family Services
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North Bay
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Algonquin Child and Family Services
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Parry Sound
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Anishinaabe Abinooji Family Services
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Kenora
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Chatham-Kent Integrated Children’s Services
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Chatham
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Child and Family Services of Timmins and District
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Timmins
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Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services
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Thunder Bay
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Family, Youth and Child Service of Muskoka
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Bracebridge
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Jeanne Sauvé Family Services
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Kapuskasing
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Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services
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Owen Sound
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Payukotayno Child and Family Services
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Moosonee
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Phoenix Centre for Children and Families
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Pembroke
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Tikinagan Child and Family Services
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Sioux Lookout
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Timiskaming Child and Family Services
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Kirkland Lake
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Weechi-it-te-win Child and Family Services
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Fort Frances
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* Some agencies also provide service to their satellite offices located in other communities
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New Sites
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Location*
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Algoma Family Services
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Sault Ste. Marie
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Child and Youth Wellness Centre of Leeds and Grenville
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Brockville
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Community Mental Health Clinic
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Guelph
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Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth
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Stratford
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L’Equipe Psycho-sociale
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Cornwall
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New Path Youth and Family Services
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Barrie
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Oxford Child and Youth Centre
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Woodstock
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Services aux enfants et aux adultes de Prescott-Russell
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Hawkesbury
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Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
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Big Trout Lake
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Woodview Children’s Centre
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Brantford
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* Some agencies also provide service to their satellite offices located in other communities
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