What happened to the patients after the closure?
As stated above, and as it was the case with other psychiatric hospitals, many of the patients became homeless. The most severely ill were transferred to the newly constructed Queen Street Mental Health Centre (the former Provicial Lunatic Asylum), as well as Whitby and Hamilton Psychiatric Hospitals, which remained opened. Other patients were released and an outpatient community psychiatric clinic was established opened in Cottage 2. Later Lakeshore Outpatient Clinic (LSOP) was opened at 3170 Lakeshore Boulevard West and it continues the tradition of providing mental health services in New Toronto.
