PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1985, WHITBY FREE PRESS Oshawa General has new crisis intervention service In response to recommendations of the Durham Region District Health Council, the Ministry of Health bas approved $178,878.00 in start-up and operating costs to establish a 24- hour crisis intervention service at Oshawa Generai Hospital. The service will respond immediately tu, the needs of individuais in psychiatric and emotional distress who come to the hospita's emergency department oBUY in search of assistance. The program proposai calîs for the establish- ment of a multi- disciplinary crisis in- tervention team which will be available on a 24- hour basis. Under the direction of a psychiatrist, public health nurses, social workers, and psychologists will work together to provide im- mediate clinical assessment and initiate early intervention if required. Following the provision of short-termn treatment, patients will be referred to ap- propriate services in the community, to other psychiatric services available at the hospital, or for more in- tensive psychiatric con- sultation. The team will also provide follow-up care. "The establishiment of this programn will go far in responding to regional mental nealth priorities identified by *SELL e LEASE oRENT OFFICE FURNITURE i2 SHEIIG LOCKERS SIDE FILES FILING CABINETS PUBLIC NOTICE* THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM IN THE MATTER 0F: The Municipal Act, Sections 298 and 301 (R.S.O. 1980) NEW&USED GRANT PHN 8398 . 0slff.:..LA &Ofice-,upe i770 DURHAM TAKE NOTICE THAT fthe Councîl of fhe Regonal Munlclpality of Durham may pass by-aws aufhorlzing constructiIon of fhe followlng prolects: ROAD ROAD NO. NAME MUNICIPALITY LOCATION 1 Main Sf. IJxbrîdge From Hîghway 47 <Brock Sfreef) norfherîy for 0.6 km. 4 Taunton Rd. Newcasftle From 0.2 km wesf f0 0.2 km easf of Sîdelîne 16 (Lofa 32133). 6 Saîntffeîd Rd. Scugog 29 Lverpool Rd. Pckering 33 Harmony Rd. Oshawa 46 Brock Street Whltby From Hîghway 12 easferîy for approxîmafeîy 2.5 km (LOI 17). From Sheridan Mal parkway northerîy for 0.15 km. From Plnecrest Road to Regional Road 4, Taunton Road (including Harmony Road/Taunton Road Infersecftion norfherly, wesferlyand. easferly). From Front Sftreefta Regonal Road 22, Victoria Street.* 22 Sayîy Sf. Pckering From Regional Road 38, Whfes Road, fo Regonal Road 29, Lverpool Road (md ludîng Bayîy Street/Liverpool Road Intersect ion, norfherîy, soufherîy and eaaterly>. Plans showîng details of the prolecf s and the lands affected may be seen at the off Ice of t he Road Design Engîneer 0f the Durham Worka Deparfment, 105 Consumera Drive, WhIt by, Ontario, Telephone 668-7721. Worka Commiftee, being deîegafed by Regonal Council as the hearing body, ahaîl hear in person or by his or her counsel, solcitor or agent, any peraon who dlaIms hîs or her land wiII be preludiciaîîy affect ed by the by- Iawa and who apples on or before Jantiary 14, 1985, to the underaigned fo be heard et a meefing of fthe Works Commitfee on January 22, 1985. DATED at Whitby this 111th day of December. 1984. G. EMM WORKS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN W.A TWELVETREES, P. ENG.1 COMMISSION ER 0F WORKS the district health coun- cil, " according to chairman Tom Cowan. "One of our long- standing concernis in the area of mental health services has been that assistance- for in- dividuals in distress should be available speedily and that ser- vices should be available as close to ones own community as possible. In appropriate referrals to Whitby Psychiatric Hospital will be reduced and crisis 'intervention ser- vices overali will bc delivered more effec- tively," he added. Jean Achmatowicz, of Ashburn, chairman of council's standing committee on aduit mental health services, which provided leader- ship in the development and promotion of the proposai, agrees. 'We expect the program to have several important effec- ta on the mental health system -throughout the region. In addition to reducing the number of psychiatric admissions to hospitals %nd reducing the iength of stay, the program will make more effective use of our many com- munity agencies and will assist in developing crisis intervention skills GOLDEN GATE, 107 Brook Street South, Whltby 668-8321. This popular Chinese restaurant has been In Whltby for 30 yeara. The apeclalty of the house is bar-be-qued apare-riba. A new dish Is being In- troduced. If's a speclal combination of ight hor d'oevres called Bo Bo among health care professionals in areas such as medicine, social work, psychology, and occupational therapy,"' she said. Referrals are not restricted to those in- dividuais coming to the emergency department. The program wiil ac- cept ail patients with crisis symptoms resulting from social or psychiatric problems, whether they are self- referrals or are referred by community physicians or agencies in the community. "The primary pur- pose of this service is to alleviate the in- dividual's distress as quickly as possible and develop a plan to enable the patient to cope with his or her problems ef- fectively and with the assistance of professionals and com- munity services," Achmnatowicz added. The program will operate from the offices of the hospital's depar- tment of psychiatry and from the region s Department of Health Services, which co- sponsored the proposai with Oshawa General Hospital. The District Health Council is a volunteer organization reporting to the Minister of Health and is responsible for the planning and co- ordination of health ser- vices in the region. Whitby fire cails EDITOR'S NOTE: The Whitby Fire Depar- tment does an excellent job of serving this community and much that they do goes un- noticed and unrecognized. Begin- ning this week, the Whitby Free Press wiii publish a weekly sum- mary of the depar- tment's activities. This summary wili show the day, time and place of each response made by the fire department. The followîng calis were responded to by the Whitby Fire Depar- tment for the seven day period from 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 1984 until 8 a.m. Monday, piaf fer. Eaf in the dellghffully decorated Bamboo Room at one of their cir- cular booths. Open Monday f0, Thur- sday from il a.m. f0 2 arn.; Frlday and Safdr- day f rom il ar..f0,3 ar. and Sunday fI11i p.m. FulIy flcensed and home dellvery. Jan. 7, 1985. DEC. 31 2:20 p.m.: 229 Wellington St. Ashes in garage. 9:32 p.m.: 115 Watson St. W. Medical aid. JAN. 1 7: 11 p.m.: 42 Winston Cres. Electrical problem. 10:01 p.m.: 25 Brawiey Rd. E. Chim- ney fire. JAN. 2 12:28 a.m.: 1700 Brock St. S. Ambulance assistance. 1:20 a.m.: 1700 Brock St. S. Ambulance assistance. 4:55 p.m.: 614 Henry St. Alarms ringing. 10:19 p.m.: Crystal Beach Blvd. Alarms ringing. JAN. 3 7: 10 a.m.: 723 Dundas St. W. Resuscitator cail. 3:35 p.m.: Glenhill Dr. Assist lady who had fallen and injured her- self. 6:05 p.m.: 350 Brock St. S. Assist ambulance. 6:48 p.m.: Rossland and Thickson Rds. Assist ambulance and police at a motor vehicle accident. JAN. 4 11:51 a.m.: Victoria St., east of Hopkins St. Assistance given to police. 7:42 p.m.: 85 Meadow Ores. Hydro wires sparking. JAN. 5 9:40 a.m.: 315 Coîbourne St. W. Assiat ambulance. 7:48 p.m.: 1455 Byron St. S. Check strange smell. JAN. 6 12:51 a.m.: 171 Brock St. N. Box of garbage. 12:58 a.m.: 1635 Dun- das St. E. Alarm ringing. 1:43 a.m.: 1635 Dun- das St. E. Alarmn ringing. 11:17 a.m.: 601 Dun- das St. W. Light ballast. 10:24 p.m.: 3499 Garrard Rd. Chimney fire. JAN. 7 7:20 a.m.: Durham Rd. 23, north of Hwy. 7. Assistance given to police and ambulance. LAW SEMINAR The Durham Region branch of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario will sponsor a seminar on the Land Registration Reform Act on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Whitby Re$istry Office, 400 Centre St. S. The guest speaker will be land registrar Gor- don MacKay. Admission is $3 for members and $4 for non-members. Refresh- ments will be served. For more information cail Patricia Meeks at 579-6595. <CANADIAN CLUB The next meeting of the Canadian Club of Durham Region will be held on Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, Bloor St. E., Oshawa. The guest speaker will be Joan Murray, direc- tor of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery and contributing editor of Canadian Art magazine. Ail are welcome and reservations may be made by calling Elsie McGuire at 576-6196. AGLOW MEETING The next meeting of the Women's Aglow Fellowshîp will be heid tomorrow (Jan. 10) at 7 p.m. in Evangel Church, 374 Farewell St., Oshawa. Ail are weicome. 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