Addictions Support/Treatment Services
029 - BLUEWATER HEALTH
519-464-4400
| 89 Norman St., Sarnia, ON N7T 6S3 | Fax: (519) 464-4501 |
Bluewater Health - Mitton Site
220 N. Mitton St., Sarnia, ON N7T 6H6
| Bluewater Health - CEE Site | (519) 882-4325 |
| 450 Blanche St., Petrolia, ON N0N 1R0 |
Website: www.bluewaterhealth.ca
| Fees: | The Ministry of Health funds most services. If fees are applied to any of the programs, they will be indicated in the program description. |
| Area Served: | Lambton County |
Bluewater Health is a patient-centered hospital system that meets the needs of all Lambton County communities and is dedicated to providing excellence in health care, with respect, compassion and dignity for the whole person. Highly qualified and skilled staff are the backbone of our organizational strength.
| ADDICTION SERVICES | (519) 464-4400 Ext. 5370/5462 |
| Fax: (519) 464-4516 |
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Ages Served: | Adolescents and adults |
| Eligibility: | Anyone who may have problems with alcohol and/or other drugs or gambling problems |
| Referrals: | Referrals are accepted from any source - employers, physicians, social, legal and health agencies, families, friends and self-referrals. |
This department provides services in three core aspects:
Assessment/Referral:
Assessment interviews enable us to determine how much the use of alcohol or other drugs has affected various areas of clients' lives and to assess detoxification needs. Problem gambling concerns are also addressed.
After all information has been obtained, a plan is developed and assistance is offered to help clients access the most appropriate type of treatment, admission to one of our own programs or referral to external services.
Substance Abuse Program:
This program offers assistance to individuals in Lambton County who are experiencing problems related to their use of alcohol and other drugs. Services include out-patient counselling, Day Treatment Program, Individual After Care, prevention and education.
Problem Gambling Program:
Assessment and treatment of problem gamblers and/or anyone concerned about someone with a gambling problem. Services include assessment, follow-up, individual and group treatment, prevention, awareness and education.
| DIABETES AND CLINICAL NUTRITION SERVICES | (519) 464-4400 Ext. 5329 |
| Fax: (519) 464-4550 |
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Ages Served: | All ages |
| Eligibility: | Available to children and youth and their families |
| Referrals: | By physicians |
| Fees: | No fees |
Diabetes Education Program
Available to children and youth and their families. Diabetes educators (nurse, dietitian and social worker) counsel on an individual basis. Their goal is to educate the child and family in the ongoing management of diabetes and support them through the changes they encounter. Pediatric Clinics, with a pediatrician or pediatric endocrinologist are available several times per year.
Group Programs for all age groups (Grade 2 and under, Grade 3 to Grade 8 and teens) are presented throughout the year. A teachers' workshop is presented every Fall. Insulin pump initiation, with physician's order, is available. These programs can be accessed by contacting Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition Services at Bluewater Health.
In partnership with the Sarnia Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association, groups for youth are coordinated. All youth with diabetes are welcome to participate by contacting Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition Services at Bluewater Health or the Sarnia Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Bluewater Health Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition staff liaise with educators at Children's Hospital London Health Sciences Centre.
Clinical Nutrition Program
Registered Dietitians provide education and counselling for any medical condition requiring nutrition therapy. These include eating disorders, overweight, colitis, illeitus, food allergies, celiac disease and feeding problems.
| EATING DISORDERS OUTREACH PROGRAM | (519) 464-4400 Ext. 5217 |
| Fax: (519) 464-4516 |
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Ages Served: | 0-17 years |
| 18-25 years: Intake and assessment and treatment recommendations provided | |
| Eligibility: | Children and adolescents who have eating disorder symptoms |
| Referrals: | By individuals, hospitals, community resources, physicians |
This program serves as the main Sarnia-Lambton community contact for children and adolescents who have eating disorder symptoms. Services include intake assessment, individual and family counselling, community education and referrals as required to London Health Sciences Child and Adolescent Mental Health Eating Disorders Program.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
| Ages: | 6-18 years |
| Eligibility: | The need for psychiatric assessment is a priority for admission |
| Referrals: | Admission is arranged by a physician with Bluewater Health privileges or by contacting a psychiatrist at Bluewater Health. |
The Bluewater Health Emergency Department is available 24 hours a day; most psychiatrists share on-call duties and there is a Crisis Intervention Program available within the Emergency Department twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
In-Patient Services
There are three beds utilized for children and adolescents (24 beds for adults) on the Unit where assessment and treatment is commenced, involving caregivers of the patient. A specially designed level system of activities and privileges is followed, allowing the patient to advance at his/her own pace.
Social Work assessments, case conferences involving all caregivers, psychiatric services, recreational therapy and comprehensive nursing services as well as medical assessments are all part of the services provided on the Unit.
Out-Patient Psychiatry, Private Clinic
Health Services Bldg., 3rd Floor (behind Bluewater Health-Mitton Site)
209 Essex St., Sarnia ON N7T 4S1
| DR. A.R. LAFORTE-MOORE | (519) 464-4400 Ext. 5412 |
| Fax: (519) 464-4505 |
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Ages Served: | 3-18 years |
| Eligibility: | Urgent referrals with mental health issues |
| Referrals: | Physicians, other psychiatrists, ER physicians |
| Fees: | Covered by OHIP |
Dr. Laforte-Moore provides assessment services in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, as well as Adult Psychiatry on an out-patient basis, does psychiatric assessments, on an in-patient basis, and does Testing of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A.).
T.O.V.A. by Dr. Laforte-Moore
| Office Hours: | Voice Mail only (by appointment for Monday or Friday mornings) |
| Ages Served: | 3 years and up |
| Referrals: | Family physicians, ER physicians and self-referrals |
| Fees: | $80.00 |
T.O.V.A. is a computerized continuous performance test used for the assistance of diagnosis and treatment (Medication sensitivity testing) of Attention Deficit Disorder in children and adults.
| DR. S. HUSSEY | (519) 464-4400 Ext. 5533 |
| 209 Essex St., Sarnia, ON N7T 4S1 | Fax: (519) 464-4516 |
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. |
| Ages Served: | Up to 17 years |
| Eligibility: | Children and adolescents that have been admitted to the In-Patient Psychiatry Unit |
| Referrals: | Physicians |
| Fees: | OHIP |
Dr. Hussey provides assessment and consultation services in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, mainly on the In-Patient Psychiatry Unit.
| MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS | (519) 464-4400 |
Health Services Bldg., (behind Bluewater Health-Mitton Site)
209 Essex St., Sarnia, ON N7T 4S1
| Dr. Cooper | Ext. 5376 |
| Dr. G. Jaychuck | Ext. 5533 |
| Dr. J. Scholz | Ext. 5304 |
| Dr. P. Wadden | Ext. 5304 |
| Office Hours: | By appointment |
| Ages Served: | 18-65 years |
| Referrals: | Family Physicians, ER physicians |
| Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) | (519) 344-6555 |
112-265 N. Front St., Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Patient services provided 24/7 | |
| Ages Served: | 18-65 years |
| Eligibility: | Severe and persistent mental illness. Continuous high needs of service and significant functional impairments that preclude client living independently in community. |
| Referrals: | Sarnia-Lambton Acces Committee located at Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) - Sarnia office |
PACT provides treatment, rehabilitation and support to assist clients with severe and persistent serious mental illness live independently in the community. Services include psychiatric treatment, medication services, individual support therapy, crisis intervention, substance abuse services, education and vocational services, assistance with activities of daily living, and family support.
| SEXUAL ASSAULT/DOMESTIC ASSAULT TREATMENT CENTRE (SA/DATC) |
(519) 464-4522 |
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Fax: (519) 464-4543 |
| Hours of Operation: | 24 hrs./7 days a week |
| Ages: | All ages (men, women and children) |
| Eligibility: | Individuals who present with acute medical and psychological trauma of a sexual or domestic assault. |
| Referrals: | Self-referral, physician, community agencies, families |
The Sexual Assault/Domestic Assault Treatment Centre operates in an effort to assist individuals with the acute medical and psychological trauma of a sexual or domestic assault. The Program offers care to adults, children, women and men. The services consist of medical and nursing care, information, support, referrals to community agencies and detailed documentation of injuries sustained during the assault.
Short-term counselling and crisis support are available to child victims of sexual assault/abuse, their siblings and non-offending parent through the "Bridge the Gap" program. These services are available to residents of Lambton County who are under the age of 18 years. Professional referrals can access this program by contacting the Family Counselling Centre at 519-336-0120.
| SOCIAL WORK SERVICES | (519) 464-4400 Ext. 5376, 4407 |
| Fax: (519) 464-4516 |
| Office Hours: | Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Ages Served: | All ages |
| Eligibility: | Limited to Bluewater Health patients |
| Referrals: | Can be made by nursing unit, health care team, and physicians or by request of patient and/or family |
Social Work provides psycho-social assessment, illness adaptation/adjustment; crisis; bereavement; palliative and resource counselling. In conjunction with a multi-disciplinary team, social workers contribute to the discharge planning process for patients and their families/caregivers. Brief post-discharge follow-up on an out-patient basis is provided via Community Care Access Centre, Social Work contract.
