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Read comments from former Homewood Health Centre patients and learn how they felt about their experience and how our treatment programs have helped them reach their goals and improved their lives.
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The staff is phenomenal, caring, and supportive. The accommodations are comfortable and the building itself is full of history and character. Absolutely beautiful 50 acres of grounds available with loads of activities to keep you busy. A peaceful sanctuary that sports a riverside style of life.
– R.J.
The Guardians Program at Homewood Health Centre helped me get back to work.
– M.T.
I have used drugs and alcohol for over 24 years but thanks to Homewood I am clean and getting healthy. I was nervous coming in but was warmly welcomed by everyone right away, don’t be nervous, take it one day at a time and you will be just fine.
– J.T.
If you have a loved one suffering from mental health, addiction, or other struggles this facility is a godsend. Homewood is a new chance at life. The staff and volunteers at this treatment centre are truly amazing. Through a two-month stay here I was able to regain confidence in myself and use skills to help with anxiety and addictions. I have a new perspective on myself and others around me. I couldn’t be happier with my stay.
– K.S.
I was in the Integrated Mood and Anxiety Program and the skills I learned and the experiences I had here were invaluable. I loved my psychiatrist and the nurses. In addition to traditional nursing, they act as someone to confide in. They encourage you to talk to them if you’re upset. I spent hours talking to them one on one. One actually inspired me to pursue nursing, which is what I’m working on now.
– C.J.
For over 21 years I fought to no avail with my parents to get the help I needed for my severe mental illness. By the time I was 26 I was pretty much convinced that suicide would be my only option. I can now say that at the age of 28.5 I am the most mentally stable I have ever been in my entire life and it is mainly because of these people. I will never ever forget the day they took my hand and showed me how real professionals treat the mentally ill. May god bless these professionals I hope they understand how remarkable they have made my life.
– E.M.
I was in the Addiction Medicine Program. It has given me a new outlook on my life and my recovery. I want to say thanks to my amazing counsellor, doctors, nursing staff and my peers. I would definitely recommend going if you have the opportunity.
– S.T.
Rehab is not the cure – they give you the tools and the rest is up to you. I have never met so many caring individuals. As a gay male I felt safe and the weekly support group for the LGBQT2+ demonstrated Homewood is progressing. I am responsible for my own recovery and Homewood gave me the foundation. The rest is up to me. Everything I asked for, I received. Thank you Homewood for my second chance.
– D.K.
Homewood Health Centre is a fully accredited, physician-led, medically-based inpatient treatment facility offering several specialized programs and extensive services to treat a wide range of mental health issues including trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression as well as co-occurring mental health and addiction issues.
Located in a relaxing 50 acre setting in Guelph, Ontario, Homewood Health Centre is one of Canada’s foremost mental health treatment facilities and we serve as a provincial and national resource for patients, families and their communities.