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Cambridge Memorial Hospital 
 700 Coronation Blvd., Cambridge, ON,  N1R 3G2
Phone: 519-621-2330 | fax: 519-740-4938 | www.cmh.org/patients_services

Cambridge Memorial Hospital provides supportive and therapeutic services to people in Cambridge and North Dumfries who are experiencing mental health difficulties.  Their Child and Family Services program provides assessment and counselling to persons 17 years of age and younger with psychiatric and emotional difficulties, and their families. Counselling may be provided on an individual, family or group basis.

Services provided include: crisis intervention; individual, family and group therapies; medication and psychiatric consultation; family support and education; community consultation and outreach; psychiatric emergency services; consultations to the Hospital.

Professional staff available to work with you includes nurse psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, recreation therapists, occupational therapists, psychiatrists and support staff.  Services include:

Child and Family Services
Provides assessment and counselling to persons 17 years of age and younger with psychiatric and emotional difficulties, and their families.  Counselling may be provided on an individual, family or group basis.

Adult Services
Services to individuals over 17 years of age who have mood, anxiety and adjustment disorders.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Services to adults who have a serious and persistent mental illness. This includes assessment, case management, group programs and recreation and leisure therapy.

Seniors Mental Health Services
Assessment and treatment for people over 65 years of age that have a deteriorating complex health condition that includes mental, physical and/or behavioural difficulties. Services are primarily provided through home visits and visits to long-term care facilities.

Mental Health Transition Unit (5B):
CMH has a 10-bed transition mental health unit. This unit enables the hospital to provide mental health programming to patients requiring psychiatric treatment and who in the past were admitted to the medical units. The transition mental health unit is the first building block towards the hospital’s 23-bed Schedule 1 mental health facility. In the meantime, CMH will continue to access services in psychiatric facilities in other communities when intensive or specialized services are required to treat patients.

Emergency Services:
Emergency Mental Health Services are available though Cambridge Memorial Hospital’s emergency department, which provides emergency assessment and crisis intervention between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Grand River Hospital 

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835 King St. West
Kitchener, ON, N2G 1G3
Phone: 519-742-3611 | www.grhosp.on.ca/Mentalhealth
For psychiatric emergencies, come to GRH Emergency Dept.  GRH provides mental health and addictions assessments 24 hours a day in the Emergency Department. For urgent or non-urgent psychiatric services contact Central Access for Psychiatry at (519) 749-4310.

Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program (CAIP):

  • The child and adolescent program is an eight-bed, short-stay inpatient unit for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age with an average length of stay of five days
  • The CAIP team works together with the patient and family to assess and stabilize psychiatric symptoms; engage the person in treatment and to develop a plan for further care upon discharge.
  • CAIP is now located on the first floor in the new mental health wing.

Outpatient Services:

Triage

There is a new service in place for professionals and family doctors to access for quick referrals to Grand River Hospital mental health services.  They can access immediate services or do a referral.

Preschool Diagnostic and Treatment Services

Preschool diagnostic services provide early identification, assessment, consultation and treatment services for children between the ages of 2 and 5, and their families, who are experiencing behavioural, emotional, and developmental difficulties.  Consultation to preschools, schools and community agencies. Ext. 2629

Child and Family

The Child and Family Centre’s multidisciplinary team provides assessments, consultations and treatment for children between 6 and 12 years of age who are experiencing complex problems that impact their social, emotional, learning and behaviour functions. The centre works with parents, schools, and community services to develop a plan based on the child’s needs and strengths and focusing on skill development, coping strategies and symptom management. Ext. 2629

Adolescent Team

The adolescent team’s multidisciplinary staff provides mental health assessment, consultation and treatment for adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age with suspected or confirmed severe or complicated psychiatric diagnosis.

Young Adult Program (YAP)

The Young Adult Program is an intervention program for young adults ages 16 to 21 with mental health problems that have seriously impacted their functioning. The program runs on a daily basis, including a therapeutic classroom placement, group based intervention, and individual and family based treatment with a focus on social, emotional and academic issues that have made learning in a regular school setting difficult. YAP is located at 850 King Street (across from the hospital).

Privacy Concerns

Patients, parents/legal guardians or substitute decision makers are given a “privacy code” number which they may share with a couple of people to serve as family spokespeople. When friends or family call they will be asked for the patient name and privacy code number. This lets staff know that you have permission to share general health information about your family member.

St. Mary’s Hospital

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911 Queen’s Boulevard,
Kitchener, ON,  N2M 1B2
Phone: 519-744-3311 | www.smgh.ca

At Emergency Services, you will be assessed by a triage nurse.  You will be seen by a physician based on your triage assessment, which measures the severity of your condition or illness.  You may be referred to another hospital for Mental Health Services.

St. Mary’s Counselling Service

St. Mary’s Counselling Service provides outpatient services for individuals in the Region of Waterloo who are concerned about alcohol, drugs, or gambling.

Professional counsellors help individuals review their lifestyle, identify changes they might like to make, and help them develop the necessary skills to make those changes.  Referrals to residential treatment programs or community programs are provided.  Consultation is also available for family members or friends of individuals who have issues with alcohol, drugs, or gambling.

Services are free of charge.  Funding for the programs is provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Addictions and Mental Health Branch.

Locations and Hours Of Operation:

Kitchener Office

600-30 Duke Street West,
Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 3W5
Monday-Friday:  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
Wednesday & Thursday evenings until 8:00 p.m. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Cambridge Office

887 Langs Drive
Cambridge, Ontario, N3H 5K4
Monday, Thursday and Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

All counselling sessions are by appointment only.  They are unable to provide immediate appointments.

To schedule an appointment, please call: 
(519) 745-2585 Ext. 232 (24 hour voice message available)

Clients arriving at the agency under the influence of alcohol or drugs will have their appointment rescheduled. Transportation by taxi to the Withdrawal Management Centre will be offered. In the event of disruptive behaviour, the police will be notified.