Identity area
Type of entity
Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)
Authorized form of name
Ontario. Psychiatric Hospitals Branch
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Psychiatric Hospitals Branch
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1973-1983
History
The Psychiatric Hospitals Branch was created in 1973 within the Ontario Ministry of Health replacing the former Psychiatric Services Branch. It formed part of the Direct Services Branch.
In 1983, the Psychiatric Hospitals Branch was disbanded and its functions were assumed by the Mental Health Operations Branch and the Mental Health Planning Branch.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Psychiatric Hospitals Branch administered and operated Ontario's psychiatric hospitals.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)
Identifier of related entity
AA42
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Type of relationship
Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Psychiatric Hospitals Branch
Dates of relationship
1973-1983
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Mental Health Operations Branch (1983-1988)
Identifier of related entity
CA1398
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Mental Health Operations Branch is the successor of Ontario. Psychiatric Hospitals Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Psychiatric Services Branch (1968-1973)
Identifier of related entity
CA1397
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Psychiatric Services Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Psychiatric Hospitals Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
Ontario. Mental Health Planning Branch (1983-1988)
Identifier of related entity
CA1491
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Ontario. Mental Health Planning Branch is the successor of Ontario. Psychiatric Hospitals Branch
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
CA1489
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Approved
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Inventory RG 10
Annual reports of the Ministry of Health, 1973-1982
Maintenance notes
Not found in Canadiana
Archivist(s):
Marg McIntyre