Identity area
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Mental Health Division
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The Mental Health Division was created in February 1982 within the Ontario Ministry of Health replacing the Direct Services Division.
Originally created at the Branch level with an Acting Director who reported to the Executive Coordinator of Mental Health Policy and Planning, by February 1983 the branch had gained divisional status, operating under an Executive Director who reported directly to the Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Public and Mental Health. The new Mental Health Division included two branches; the Mental Health Operations Branch and the Mental Health Planning Branch.
In 1985, the Mental Health Division ceased to exist and the the two branches under its supervision reported directly to the Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for Mental Health.
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The Mental Health Division administered legislation relating to adult mental health in Ontario, including the Medical Hospitals Act (governing provincial mental hospitals, hospital schools and mental health clinics), the Psychiatric Hospitals Act, and the Private Sanitaria Act. It acted as a consultative service, distributed funds to community mental health programs, and provided policy and direction in the area of mental health.
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Inventory RG 10
Annual reports of the Ministry of Health, 1982-1985
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana.
Archivist(s):
Marg McIntyre