- Source: Regional Psychiatric Centre
The Regional Psychiatric Centre is classified as a custodial forensic psychiatry facility (Federal Forensic Hospital) with multiple security levels with a staff of 345, it is located on a 55-acre (22 ha) parcel of land owned by the University of Saskatchewan and opened in 1978. It is the only psychiatric hospital in the country with a therapeutic healing program designed for women offenders.
The centre is the only of its kind affiliated with a university medical school and accredited as a hospital; patients are admitted and discharged by medical staff with senior medical staff and faculty jointly appointed with the university providing for the development of treatment and research programs. The centre is one of the residency training locations used by the Psychiatry Program at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine.
Major incidents
The Ashley Smith inquest examined a patient that was treated at the centre and moved back and forth with other institutions.
References in the media
Karla (film)
References
External links
Correctional Service of Canada National Facility Directory
University of Saskatchewan School of Medicine - Residency Program
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Transisi (transgender)
- Asosiasi Medis Dunia
- Psilosibin
- Regional Psychiatric Centre
- John Martin Crawford
- List of prisons in Canada
- Karla (film)
- Ashley Smith inquest
- Warlock (1989 film)
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Huronia Regional Centre
- Psychiatric hospital
- Psychiatry
