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| Description | Provides independent, confidential advocacy and rights advice to inpatients of the 10 divested provinicial psychiatric hospitals and rights advice in Schedule 1 hospitals where designated by the facility as "rights adviser." Individuals can discuss concerns about treatment, legal rights, privileges and restrictions, and quality of care in general. The advocate can assist individuals in expressing concerns or complaints to hospital staff and/or can negotiate solutions based on client instructions. Provides information on patients' rights and advocacy to the public and is available for presentations and workshops - free of charge. The Rights Adviser provides information to inpatients regarding legal status under the Mental Health Act and the Health Care Consent Act, and assists the individual, upon instruction, to apply to the Consent and Capacity Board to review one's legal status, apply for Legal Aid and retain counsel. | |||||||||
| Dates | Year round except statutory holidays | |||||||||
| Areas Served | Dufferin County ; Waterloo Region ; Wellington County | |||||||||
| Fees | None | |||||||||
| Languages | English ; other languages on request | |||||||||
| Contact Information | ||||||||||
| Address | 55 St Clair Ave W, Suite 802, Box 28 Toronto, ON M4V 2Y7 View MapQuest Map | |||||||||
| Site Location | Toronto | |||||||||
| Intersection | St Clair Ave West & Yonge St | |||||||||
| Accessibility | Fully Accessible | |||||||||
| Office Phone | 416-327-7000; London PPAO Office: 519-455-9380 ; St Thomas PPAO Office: 519-631-1427 Collect Calls Accepted | |||||||||
| Toll Free Phone | 1-800-578-2343 | |||||||||
| Fax | 416-327-7008 | |||||||||
| ppao@moh.gov.on.ca | ||||||||||
| Website | www.ppao.gov.on.ca | |||||||||
| Primary Executive | Mr Vahe Kehyayan, Director, Phone: 416-327-7007, Email: vahe.kehyayan@ontario.ca | |||||||||
| Alternate Executive | Stanley Stylianos, Program Manager, Phone: 416-327-7003, Email: stanley.stylianos@ontario.ca | |||||||||
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| Print Material | All PPAO info guides, submissions and position papers can be found on the PPAO website. | |||||||||
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| Subjects | Advocacy ; Complaints ; Mental health ; Nonprofit organizations ; Patient rights | |||||||||
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