This program is run by a Mental Health practitioner and focuses on successful management of anxiety, panic attacks and phobias through a variety of means.
During the group sessions, contributing factors will be examined and a number of ways to manage or treat this disorder will be suggested.
Topics Included
An assessment of your anxiety disorder
An overview of anxiety disorders including:
-panic attacks
-generalized anxiety
-agoraphobia
-social phobia
-specific phobias
-obsessive-compulsive disorder
-post-traumatic stress disorder
An in-depth description of recovery strategies such as:
-nutrition
-exercise
-relaxation methods
-medications
-self-talk
-de-sensitization methods
-ways to manage panic attacks Referral Process
Anyone may initiate a referral by completing a referral form available at The Community Mental Health Centre (5th floor). Once a completed referral form is received, you will be contacted by a program worker for a screening interview to determine if our service is the most appropriate one to meet your needs.
When and Where does the Group Meet?
We have daytime groups and evening groups available. This program operates two to three times each year. Each program consists of ten weekly group sessions (approximately each two hours in length). Following the completion of this program, participants are welcome to attend a monthly support group. Group meetings are held in E Wing (beside the parking garage) at the Brantford General Hospital. Cost
There is no charge.
For Information and Registration
Please Contact:
The Brant Mental Health Anxiety Disorders Program
 Mailing Address:
The Brantford General Hospital
Community Mental Health Building,
Floor: MH5,
200 Terrace Hill Street
Brantford, Ontario N3R 1G9
Phone: 751-5530
Fax: 751-5543
Parking
Parking is available in the new Parking Garage and the surface lots surrounding it. The entrance is located off of Lawrence Avenue. Follow the signs to get to E Wing. $4 is required to enter the parking lot. Quarters and dollar coins are necessary for the parking gate.
Additional parking is available in Lot C on the North side of Terrace Hill St. You will have to walk through the Hospital to reach E Wing.
According to Statistics Canada and the Canadian Mental Health Association:
1. One out of every eight Canadians can expect to be hospitalized for a mental illness at least once during his or her lifetime,
2. One and a half million people living in Ontario have some form of mental illness; 38,000 are severely disabled by schizophrenia, affective disorders and other mental illnesses (4.1 per 1,000 population).
The Graham Report, 1988 |
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