A History of Mental Health Facilities in Whitby, 1912 - Present
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The Early Stages, 1912Constructing Ontario Hospital Whitby, 1913-1917The Ontario Hospital Whitby BuildingsOntario Military Convalescent Hospital, 1917-1919Whitby Hospital School of Nursing, 1920-1972Serving Seven Counties, 1919-1996A New Building, 1996-PresentFor Further InformationLinks
Resources in the Local History CollectionMental health resources in the libraryOntario Shores Centre for Mental Health SciencesMental Health Facilities in Whitby ImagesThe Local History Collection at the Central Branch of the Whitby Public Library has a host of information relating to Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Science. The New Whitby Psychiatric Hospital Project and Whitby Psychiatric Hospital 70th Anniversary are particularly valuable. Volume 15 of the local history scrapbooks contains hundreds of newspaper clippings related to the history and development of the facility from 1912 to the present.
The Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Science website was also useful.
Whitby Public Library has a wealth of books, pamphlets, and reports on mental health and illnesses in Canada.
Cottages at Military Convalescent Hospital, c.1917 Details
