Funding Public hospital Speciality Psychiatric hospital Phone +1 514-648-8461 Date founded 1970 | Hospital type Teaching Lists Hospitals in Canada Province Québec | |
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Location 10905 Henri-Bourassa Blvd. East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Address 10905 Boul Henri-Bourassa E, Montréal, QC H1C 1H1, Canada Affiliated university Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine Care system Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (Quebec medicare) Similar University Institute In Mental H, Montreal Heart Institute, Hôpital Maisonne, Hôpital Rivière‑D, Polycliniq de Pointe‑Au | ||
The Philippe Pinel Institute (French: Institut Philippe-Pinel) is a mental institution located in Montreal, Quebec for individuals accused of crimes and found to be not criminally responsible due to mental disorder. It is located at 10905 Henri Bourassa Blvd. East in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles. It is the only institution of its kind in Canada.
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History
The institute was founded in 1970, a time when legal psychiatry was a new science and the government was searching for new methods of managing psychiatric cases that were difficult to treat.
In March 2009, a Class action lawsuit against the hospital was settled out of court for one million Canadian Dollars.
Overview
The Pinel Institute rehabilitates patients with both psychiatric and judicial problems. It is affiliated with Université de Montréal and several colleges.
The institute offers external clinical services as well as a program for sexual delinquents. Both men and women are admitted, but men make up a much larger percentage of the total population at the hospital. The danger posed by the patients is determined by consultations with clinician. Over 3,000 books are conserved in its documentation services.
Missions
The four parts of the Pinel Institute's Mission: