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You usually need a referral from your family doctor to see a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists' fees are covered by provincial and territorial health plans.

Treatment from a psychiatrist or GP is covered by public health insurance (such as OHIP in Ontario), and will not cost you anything.

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team at SHN is comprised of mental health care professionals who provide patient-centered, highly individualized treatment, support, and rehabilitation to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

The best way to see a psychiatrist is to speak to your family doctor to ask about whether seeing a psychiatrist would be helpful. Seeing a psychiatrist requires a referral from your physician.

But in Ontario, it takes at least four months, and sometimes more than a year, to see a psychiatrist. The Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) 2020 report states that children and youth (18 and under) can wait up to 2.5 years for psychiatric services.

You should feel free to request a referral to a psychiatrist. Open the issue by discussing the problems you want therapy for…. then explicitly inquire if your doctor will make the referral. Most general physicians would be glad to make the referral.

Assertive community treatment (ACT) is a team-directed program that helps people with severe mental illness like schizophrenia. Its goal is to help you live as and where you wish and have stable housing in your chosen community instead of relying on the hospital.

An Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team consists of a community-based group of medical, behavioral health and rehabilitation professionals who use a team approach to meet the needs of an individual with severe and persistent mental illness.

You usually need a referral from your family doctor to see a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists' fees are covered by provincial and territorial health plans.

Treatment from a psychiatrist or GP is covered by public health insurance (such as OHIP in Ontario), and will not cost you anything.

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team at SHN is comprised of mental health care professionals who provide patient-centered, highly individualized treatment, support, and rehabilitation to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

The best way to see a psychiatrist is to speak to your family doctor to ask about whether seeing a psychiatrist would be helpful. Seeing a psychiatrist requires a referral from your physician.

But in Ontario, it takes at least four months, and sometimes more than a year, to see a psychiatrist. The Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) 2020 report states that children and youth (18 and under) can wait up to 2.5 years for psychiatric services.

You should feel free to request a referral to a psychiatrist. Open the issue by discussing the problems you want therapy for…. then explicitly inquire if your doctor will make the referral. Most general physicians would be glad to make the referral.

Assertive community treatment (ACT) is a team-directed program that helps people with severe mental illness like schizophrenia. Its goal is to help you live as and where you wish and have stable housing in your chosen community instead of relying on the hospital.

An Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team consists of a community-based group of medical, behavioral health and rehabilitation professionals who use a team approach to meet the needs of an individual with severe and persistent mental illness.

An Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team consists of a community-based group of medical, behavioral health and rehabilitation professionals who use a team approach to meet the needs of an individual with severe and persistent mental illness.