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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1975, PAGE 9 We will1 have 37,500 Senior Ci"tizens by 2000 tients in the 18 to 30 year-old range. Miss Kay Brown, Volunteer Projeet Co-ordinator associa- ted with Mental Health-" Durham and Whitby Psychia- tric Hospital, déeribed her research into the needs of ex-patients. 0f particular concern are those who have no family to return to, an who lead an extremely bleak welfare and boarding-house existence. There, are two feasible solutions, explained Miss Brown. One, rather ex- pensive but very effective, in- volved setting up half-way houses. Another îs a volun- teer project presently being carried out very successfully in London Ontario. Volun- tecrà assist ex-patients on a one-to-one basis under the 37,500 senior citizens by the year 2000 is the 'population projection for Durhamn Re- gion, meînbers of the Board of the Social Planning Coun- cil of Oshawa-Whitby were told at their October meeting, Tuesday night. Roberta Adamson, Executive Director. reported that research carried out by the Social Planning Councils in the Durham Re- gion indicates that one of the best anjd cheapest ways to cope with this 60% increase would be to extend the home care services now available in Oshawa and Whitby. The cost of such a service, co-ordi- nating and supplementing governmrrent and, volunteer programmes, could at present be set up throughout the en- tire Durham Region for about $5.00 per elderly person per year. Dr. Frank Mustin, Organiza- tional Psychologist with the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, addressed the Board on the changing role of the Hospital in the community, and invi- ted comment on that role. He explained the Hospital's policy on returning paitents to the community, noting that while five years ago the hospital handfled 700 to 800 patients, there are at present onily 400 patients, 60% of these in chronic care. The Hospital is concertied with providing treatment for an increasing number of pa- The Average Whitby-ite earned $9,808 oversiglit of community agency professionai person- nel. Miss Brown hopes to set up a committee to carry out such a volunteer programme -'~~~~~~~.... ...___________~. . -.. Use is cahlcuor luIo i surc'Ill'e/ficienc .yvol .vcmr n )il n. gilsititiici. l'lie hook exp/oins 'etlinlg zduit voU i and voler servWc'/fllil .litild (Io 1o çavi'fel cand mnnv. BotIuJtec, iviiuevou senti iunull coupon belou'. How much ofyourheating dollru is ~n~ ) msmoke? The average Whitby tax-C7 paye r had an average income of $9,808 in 1973, sixth high. Get your furnace in shape for winter- est in the country, according s o a ebt amadaltl to statistics released recently soyucnb.oh amadalti by the federal revenue depart- richer. 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