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OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 27, 2009 · 8 . Phoenix Program - Early Psychosis Intervention The word "psychosis" is used to describe a condition of the brain where there is a loss of contact with reality making it difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is not. Symptoms can include confused behaviour, seeing or hearing things that others do not see/hear, and strangely held beliefs which are unusual and unjustified. The Phoenix Program is an outpatient, community based program for people experiencing early stages of psychosis who reside in Halton Region. The clinical team works in a partnership with the client and their families to identify concerns and goals and to develop plans that work on recovering from psychosis. Services include rapid psychiatric assessment and treatment based on individual concerns/goals including education about psychosis, medication, counselling (including addictions counselling) and recovery support. It may also include assistance with work, school, social and leisure activities and specialized support to family members and friends. For more information or to access the program, please call · Halton Healthcare Services: 905-815-5140 ext. 4900 · North Halton Mental Health Clinic: 905-693-4240 · Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital: 905-631-1939 · ADAPT Substance Abuse Treatment Program: 905-639-6537 or · Schizophrenia Society of Ontario: 905-338-2112. Halton Healthcare Services Goes Smoke Free On July 1st, all Halton Healthcare Services hospital properties will become Smoke Free. As a healthcare organization, it is our responsibility to provide a healthy environment for patient treatment and recovery. We appreciate your co-operation in not smoking anywhere on the properties of: · Georgetown Hospital · Milton District Hospital · Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Butt Out Group Cessation Program Free 6 week Group Session. Call 905-845-2571, ext. 6368 The Smokers' Helpline: 1-877-513-5333 What A Mess! Contributing To The Health Of Our Community What A Mess Creative Playcentre is having their launch on Saturday, April 11th and their grand opening on Saturday, April 18th. On April 18th, all drop-in craft activities are free for children, with parents encouraged to donate money instead, with all proceeds for the day going to OTMH. Also, on this day and on going, $2 from each Build-a-Buddy will be donated to the Maternal Child Unit at OTMH for their medical equipment needs. What A Mess! Creative Playcentre is located at 481 North Service Road West (between Dorval and 4th Line). For more information on What A Mess!, please visit their website at www.whatamess.ca Thank you for the health of our community. Caption: (l-r) Trevor Nash from the Oakville Hospital Foundation and the Shoppers Drug Mart Team Tree of Life Campaign Introduced in 2002, the annual Tree of Life campaign gives Shoppers Drug Mart and Shoppers Home Health Care customers and employees the opportunity to make a difference to the communities in which they live and work. Local Pharmacist-Owners in every community across the country have chosen to support health causes that are important to their local communities. This year 120 local charities have been chosen. The Oakville Hospital Foundation is honoured once again to have Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) included on this list. This demonstrates that store owners in Oakville have chosen to donate to the health of our community. More than $9,700 was donated to OTMH from the 2008 Tree of Life Campaign. For more information on the Tree of Life Campaign, please visit: www.shoppersdrugmart.ca. Thank you for the health of our community! To stay up-to-date with the New Oakville Hospital Project log on to www.newoakvillehospital.com OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · 327 REYNOLDS STREET · OAKVILLE · ON · L6J 3L7 · 905-845-2571