First-of-its-kind facility is the largest centre for youth mental health services in the GTA
The Ontario government is celebrating the completion of the new centre for brain science at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The province has invested $60 million to support the state-of-the-art facility dedicated to brain science research and care, connecting those with complex mental health conditions to the care they need.
“Our government is making record investments to improve access to world-class care, connecting more people to the services they need, where and when they need it,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “We are excited to celebrate the completion of the largest centre for youth mental health services in the Greater Toronto Area, ensuring families from across the region have access to state-of-the-art care and support, for years to come.”
The Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre is expected to begin delivering care to patients by January 2025. It will be the first of its kind in Canada, featuring over 120,000 square feet of space and serving as a hub for mental health care and innovative research. Individuals and families living with complex brain disorders and illnesses will be able to connect to interdisciplinary health care teams from across the brain sciences field in one location, including psychiatry, neurology, imaging, neurosurgery and geriatric medicine to advance the research and treatment of brain disorders and illnesses.
Services for youth and adults include:
- 11 new inpatient, fully private mental health beds to connect people to intensive care, bringing the total number of beds to 47
- A classroom for youth to continue their education while in treatment
- Neurology and neuromodulation services for people with severe medication and treatment resistant mental health disorders
- Brain health clinics to support people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s, movement disorders, stroke, seizure disorders, headaches and other neurological conditions
- Sleep laboratory services, including sleep rooms and ambulatory clinics
Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, our government is making it easier and faster for people of all ages to connect to the care they need, where and when they need it. In 2020, the province introduced the Roadmap to Wellness, a plan to build a modern, world-class mental health and addictions care system. The government continues to introduce and expand on innovative new programs to ensure access to connected and convenient care to support the health and well-being of all Ontarians.
Quick Facts
- Over the next 10 years, Ontario’s investments will lead to nearly $50 billion in health infrastructure across the province, building 3,000 new beds in addition to the 3,500 beds our government has added since 2020.
- Through the Your Health Plan, Ontario is getting shovels in the ground for over 50 hospital developments across the province, including 20 in the Greater Toronto Area.
- The Ontario government is investing more than $228 million this year to support critical infrastructure upgrades and repairs at 129 hospitals and 58 community health care facilities across the province, a 10 per cent increase from last year.
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