Health News For Champlain
Friday, November 21, 2014
Pembroke Regional Hospital
Mental Health Services of Renfrew County Help Is Close To Home
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association of Canada, 20% or one in every five Canadians will suffer from a mental health condition at least once in their lifetime.
Mental Health Services of Renfrew County (MHSRC) is a regional mental health program administered by the Pembroke Regional Hospital that operates out of seven locations including Arnprior, Renfrew (2 sites), Barry’s Bay and Pembroke (3 sites).
Director Mireille Delorme reports that, each year, more than 3,000 clients age 16 and older are served through the program’s acute and community mental health services which, amongst others, include Case Management, Support Counselling, Geriatric Mental Health Consultations, Court Diversion, the First Episode Psychosis Program, and Family Information and Peer Support.
Anyone can also call the Champlain Region’s 24-hour Crisis Line at 1-866-996-0991 to be connected with the Renfrew County Mobile Crisis Team which, at any one time, supports upwards of 50 people dealing with the culminating effects of mental health conditions and addictions.
Reaching out for help is often the first difficult step on the road to recovery. To assist in this, MHSRC has recently moved to a central calling system for all of Renfrew County. We can now be reached at (613) 732- 8770 or 1-800-991-7711. General inquiries or referrals may be directed to extension 8006. Families seeking information may call extension 8004.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Carolyn Levesque, Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator
Pembroke Regional Hospital
(613) 732-3675, ext. 6165 / carolyn.levesque@pemreghos.org
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