Facilities seeking the services of a Rights Advisor or Patient Advocate should contact their local office where available, or otherwise contact head office.

The PPAO is pleased to provide information and self-advocacy support to members of the public through head office. However, we are only able to provide personal advocacy services to patients within the 10 dedicated mental health facilities listed below.

Please address comments about this website to this email address.

Head Office

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
5700 Yonge Street, 5th Floor
North York, Ontario - M2M 4K5
Telephone: (416) 327-7000
Toll Free: 1-800-578-2343
Fax: (416) 327-7008

Local Offices

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Brockville Mental Health Centre
A Division of the Royal Ottawa
Health Care Group
1804 Highway 2 East
1st Floor Admin. Bldg., Rm 1322
Brockville, ON  K6V 5W7
Tel: (613) 345-1461 Ext. 2530/2531
Fax: (613) 345-4352

 

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
St. Joseph's Healthcare
Hamilton Centre for Mountain Health Services
P.O. Box 585
100 West 5th St., Room F136 "A"
Hamilton, ON  L8L 3K7
Tel: (905) 388-2454
Fax: (905) 381-5622

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Providence Care Mental Health Services
752 King St. W., Room 1005E
Kingston, ON  K7L 4X3
Tel: (613) 548-5575
Fax: (613) 540-6107

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Regional Mental Health Care London
850 Highbury Ave., Rm B111
London, ON  N6A 4H1
Tel: (519) 455-9380
Fax: (519) 679-7022

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Northeast Mental Health Centre
4700 Highway 11 North
Rm 35, Box 3010
North Bay, ON  P1B 8L1
Tel: (705) 474-1200 Ext. 3871/3872
Fax: (705)495-7889

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
500 Church Street
Penetanguishene, ON  L9M 1G3
Tel: (705) 549-3181 Ext. 2385/2389
Fax: (705) 549-3172

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Regional Mental Health Care        St. Thomas
467 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, ON  N5P 3V9
Tel: (519) 631-1427
Fax: (519) 631-8216

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital
580 North Algoma St., Rm KA111
Thunder Bay, ON  P7B 5G4
Tel: (807) 343-4309
Fax: (807) 343-4374

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Queen Street Division
1001 Queen Street W., Room 167
Toronto, ON  M6J 1H4
Tel: (416) 535-8501 Ext. 3099
Fax: (416) 583-3428

Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Services,                       
700 Gordon St., Rm 7-2035
Whitby,  ON L1N 5S9
Tel: (905) 668-5881 Ext. 6812/6814
Fax: (905) 430-4044