Geriatric Mental Health

CERAH provides geriatric mental health education to professional service providers including staff of facility and community-based long term care agencies, the community care access centre, complex chronic care, community counseling and outreach programs and primary care physicians. There is also a mandate to provide education, information and resources to seniors and informal caregivers.

These activities are determined on an ongoing basis via conference evaluations, focus groups, telephone surveys and agency interviews, committee meetings and partnerships. All programs and projects are developed and delivered collaboratively and in consultation with partners, community and committee members, research and academic affiliates of the Centre.

Funding for these activities is provided by the Northwest Local Health Integrated Network 14 and Ministry of Health  and Longterm Care, Healthforce Ontario, The geographic boundary of LHIN 14 include the districts of Thunder Bay and Kenora-

Rainy River.