Switchboard and Emergency Departments: Daily 24 hours Administration: Mon-Fri 7:30am-3:30pm
Last update: Dec 14, 2023: Suggest an edit
Application
Some non-emergency services require a medical referral from family doctor or walk-in clinic
Fees
Most services covered by OHIP
Executives
Lisa Higgins - Director, Mental Health and Addictions Program 519-685-8500 ext 74774 * lisa.higgins@lhsc.on.ca
Languages
English
Language Note
Interpretation available upon request for most branches of the London Health Sciences Centre
Area(s) Served
London and Middlesex
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Mental health services for adults with a serious mental illness * time-limited mental health assessments and treatment, crisis intervention and stabilization
One-on-one and group services provided * coordination with community resources for follow-up treatment and community support provided as part of discharge planning
Adult Eating Disorders Service
Community-based program for assessing and treating eating disorders * levels of care include assessment, outpatient services, day treatment, residential treatment
Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service
74 inpatient beds, including 12 psychiatric intensive care beds * diagnostic and treatment services for people who have acute psychiatric disorders that require hospitalization on a voluntary or involuntary basis
Consultation-Liaison Service
Deals with overlap of physical health and mental health care * provides timely psychiatric consultations to adult patients on medical/surgical units * primarily inpatient-focused but may require brief outpatient follow-up
Geriatric Mental Health Program
Inter-disciplinary out-patient assessment, treatment and referral for individuals 65 years and older who experience mental disorders of late life including: