Waypoint Annual General Meeting - June 7, 2012
Join us for the Annual General Meeting to celebrate the highlights and accomplishments of the past year and launch of the new Clinical Services Plan.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
1:30 p.m.
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
500 Church Street, Penetanguishene, ON
Oak Ridge Gymnasium
Refreshments will be available at 1 p.m.
Please RSVP by May 30, 2012 to
hstewart@waypointcentre.ca or
705-549-3181, ext. 2073
Mental Health Centres Applaud First Ever Mental Health Strategy for Canada
Strategy is a Long Awaited Call to Action on Mental Health
Canada's first national mental health strategy was welcomed by the province's speciality mental health centres: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), The Royal and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.
Canada was the only G7 country without a national strategy on mental health. "The strategy is comprehensive, focusing on children and youth through to older adults. We know that prevention and early intervention are critical. This means that we need to ensure that our workplaces, our schools and our communities have the right supports," said Carol Lambie, Waypoint President and CEO.
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Upcoming move of Waypoint beds part of regional planning
The first step in a system change focusing on the right services in the right place for acute mental health patients is set to happen at the beginning of June. 
Eleven of the current 31 acute mental health beds at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene will be relocated to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH). This is part of the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network's Care Connections strategic planning for a
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Donna Young, Registered Nurse (RN), with the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Mental Health Services, will be among the staff working with the clients occupying the 11 new beds from Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.
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formal regional system for adult care
mental health and addiction
inpatient services.
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