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Mental Retardation Services Branch
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Ontario. Retardation Services Branch
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The Mental Retardation Services Branch was formed within the Ontario Department of Health in 1968, replacing the former Mental Retardation Branch. It formed part of the Mental Health Division.
It was moved to the newly formed Ministry of Health in 1972. On April 1, 1973, the name of the branch was changed to the Retardation Services Branch.
The branch ceased to exist on March 31, 1974, when functions relating to care for the mentally retarded were transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Within the new ministry, the functions of the Mental Retardation Services Branch were assumed by the Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch.
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The Mental Retardation Services Branch administered and set policy for Ontario institutions for the mentally retarded. It oversaw various non-governmental programmes run in private nursing homes, residential homes and half-way houses, and also directly operated ten facilities for the mentally retarded. The government-run institutions included the following: Ontario Hospital (Aurora), Ontario Hospital (Cobourg), Ontario Hospital School (Orillia), Ontario Hospital School, Cedar Springs (Blenheim), Rideau Regional Hospital School (Smiths Falls), Midwestern Regional Children's Centre (Palmerston), Adult Occupational Centre, Edgar (Barrie), Children's Psychiatric Research Institute (London), Mental Retardation Centre (Toronto), Prince Edward Heights (Picton), Muskoka Centre (Gravenhurst).
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Bob Krawczyk