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Can I be forced to stay in a psychiatric facility

WEBUnder the Mental Health Act (MHA), there are 3 types of patients who stay in a psychiatric facility:. involuntary patients; informal patients; voluntary patients; Only an involuntary …

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1. Understand your rights as an informal patient when you're 16 …

WEBYou're an informal patient if:. a doctor has decided you cannot understand your own health care, another person, known as a substitute decision-maker (SDM) makes your health …

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3. Complete Health Status Report and Activities of Daily Living Index

WEBNext Steps. 1. Start to gather the health information you need 2. Complete the Self Report and Consent to Release Medical Information 3. Complete Health Status Report and …

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1. Understand when your doctor can give you a CTO

WEBYour doctor can only give you a Community Treatment Order (CTO) if they're trying to help break the cycle of you going back and forth between living at home and being detained …

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3. Know your rights as an involuntary patient

WEBYou're an involuntary patient if your doctor signs a “certificate of involuntary admission”. This can only happen after your doctor: examines you to confirm you have an ongoing or …

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What is a Community Treatment Order

WEBIf you've been living in a psychiatric facility, a Community Treatment Order (CTO) may allow you to leave the facility and get treated for your mental health while you live at home. …

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1. Know the rules that apply to a Form 1

WEBNext Steps. 1. Know the rules that apply to a Form 1 2. Review the document you get at the facility 3. Understand the assessment process 4. Know what …

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Apply to the Consent and Capacity Board

WEBYou can send your application to the CCB by: email at [email protected]. fax at 416-327-4207. mail or in person at 151 Bloor Street West, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5S 2T5. If …

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Health and Disability

WEBSee all (15) Includes information on laws about access to health care services and to Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) coverage. See also: ODSP, Ontario Disability Benef.

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I have a mental health issue and I've been charged with a crime.

WEBNext Steps. 1. Develop a mental health bail plan 2. Ask the Crown for mental health diversion 3. Understand how mental health affects sentencing 4. Learn about “not …

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2. Fill out a Form 2

WEBNext Steps. 1. Understand when you can get a Form 2 2. Fill out a Form 2 3. Ask a Justice of the Peace to sign your Form 2 4. Take your Form 2 to the police. If your loved one's …

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4. Register your child's birth

WEB1. Understand who can be listed as a parent 2. Gather important information 3. Gather documents 4. Register your child’s birth 5. Get a birth certificate. It is free to register your …

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3. Know how and when a CTO ends

WEB1. Understand when your doctor can give you a CTO 2. Understand your CTO treatment plan 3. Know how and when a CTO ends 4. Appeal or challenge a CTO 5. Understand …

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1. Understand what the IFHP covers

WEB1. Understand what the IFHP covers 2. Have your medical exam 3. Find a doctor or other healthcare provider 4. Apply for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. The Interim Federal …

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2. Apply for mental health diversion

WEB1. Figure out if mental health diversion is right for you 2. Apply for mental health diversion 3. Complete an intake with the mental health court worker 4. Appear in mental health …

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How do I get into and complete mental health diversion

WEB1. Figure out if mental health diversion is right for you 2. Apply for mental health diversion 3. Complete an intake with the mental health court worker 4. Appear in mental health …

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2. Understand fitness hearings

WEBAt a fitness hearing, you have the right to a lawyer. If you don't have a lawyer, duty counsel might help you or the judge will appoint a lawyer to represent you. You can apply for a …

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3. Find a doctor or other healthcare provider

WEB1. Understand what the IFHP covers 2. Have your medical exam 3. Find a doctor or other healthcare provider 4. Apply for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. You will need a …

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