Health Law
Your Legal Rights
Health Care Consent & Advance Care Planning
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Bill of Rights for People who live in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes
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Patients’ Rights and Complaints Procedures
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The Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office protects and promotes the rights and entitlements of Ontarians with mental illness through advocacy, rights advice and education.
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Consent and Capacity Board
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Mental Incapacity
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Form 1 – Hospitalized for a Psychiatric Assessment
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Links & Forms
Health Care Connect refers Ontarians who don’t have a physician to a family health care provider who may be accepting new patients.
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Get fast, free medical advice through Telehealth Ontario at:
Toll-free: 1-866-797-0000
Toll-free TTY: 1-866-797-0007
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Home Care
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About Hospitals in Ontario
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About Long-Term Care Homes
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Find health care services in your community
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Aboriginal Health Access Centres
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Information on OHIP
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Prescription Drug benefits from Ontario’s drug programs
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The Trillium Drug Program helps people who have high prescription drug costs relative to their household income.
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Home, Community and Residential Care Services
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College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario – Complaints
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
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Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
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Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Resources and Publications on Health and Disability
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Sexual Health Ontario – Learn about Sexually Transmitted Infections
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HIV & AIDS
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Alzheimer Society Ontario
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Ontario Dental Association
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How to access free dental care for children 17 years old and under, if they are eligible through the government’s Healthy Smiles program. The program is designed for lower-income families in need of support.
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ODSP
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Local Resources
MEDICATION
Trillium
1-800-263-2887
*You can also ask your pharmacist for a form
The Help Centre
(905) 372-2646
1-888-698-3382
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE/ADDICTION
Lakeshore Mental Health
975 Elgin Street
Cobourg, ON K9A 5J3
(905) 377-9891
1-888-294-7579
Four Counties Addiction Services Team Inc.
(905) 377-9111
Crisis Lines:
1-800-461-1909 (not 24hr)
1-888-881-8878 (24 hr Pinewood)
1-866-995-9933 (Four Counties Crisis Line)
Campbellford Wellness Centre
155 Oliver Road
Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0
(705) 632-2015
Crisis Phone: (705) 653-1140 Ext. 2193
Four Counties Addiction Services Team
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Community Mental Health Services – Northumberland Hills Hospital
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Northumberland Community Counselling Centre
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Mental Health for Children and Youth – Northumberland
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Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton Kawartha Pineridge
(705) 328-2704 or 1 (888) 454-8875
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Northumberland Hills Hospital
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Campbellford Memorial Hospital
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Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
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Community Mental Health Services – Northumberland Hills Hospital
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Ontario Works Discretionary Benefits
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A variety of free preventive dental services for eligible children and youth 17 years of age and younger are provided by the Haliburton Kawartha Pineridge Health Unit.
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Port Hope Community Health Centre dental team which includes dentists, hygienists and dental assistants, provide dental care 5 days per week to those who cannot access care due to financial hardship such as those receiving Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support and those with a low annual income who do not have access to dental benefits. Those who do not have a dentist and have not been able to obtain necessary dental care due to financial limitations can call the PHNCHC to arrange for an appointment. 905-885-2626 ext. 208.
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Haliburton Kawartha Pineridge Health Unit.
Link http://www.hkpr.on.ca/
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Mental Health Resources
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ODSP for Northumberland and Peterborough
1-800-663-8560
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