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12 - The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, September 29, 1998 The 1Investîng 9Course *for every Canadia.. Intelligent Investing Take charge of your financial future in six relaxed semninars: - How to plan for your financial goals *How the investment industry works - How 10 study and pick stocks - How to understand the bond market - How t0 select a mutual fund - How to plan for retirement Non-Promotional - Lots of Real-Life DEmples - Explained in plain English Approvod lnshucomi: Re Jol Seminar dates, limes Ail and places: siE M: Price: $165 Fr Jody Coulson m r (905) 876-3466 or 1-800-84-7906 inf. RgaringGeorgetown cl: and Oakville Halton Region drumming Siii up cash for the mentally By BRAD REAUME mental hecaltb services to the elderly. The The Champion tor- the new approach will be the Hamilto Halton needs an additional $616.000 to cover a pro- Hospital, which operates an outreact gram designed to identify and manage serious mental Halton. The new system should allow illness among the elderly. agencies to reduce their administratior Currently the source of' these funds has not heen free up money to be spent on Iront fine bc identitied but Halton is nioving t'orward in its planning According to Dr. Nosal, it is estimated to provide these services to the best of its ability. per cent of Halton's 39,600 populationc Recently various service providers and interested years have some mental health need. Hal groups across Hahton met to work out the plan to population will grow significantly in the improve services. According to Halton Medical In addition 60 to 80 per cent of' patientý Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nosal, the agencies came to long term care bave a mental hcalth need. a surprisingly quick agreement on the issue and result- However, according to provincial estinr ing program. per cent of people over 65 years of age i Halton recently received $300000 from the provin- benetit from mental bealtb services. cial govemment for the improvement of these types of Currently about $835,000 is spent oni services, however a study suggested the need l'or services for the elderly through local 1 $916000 on top of the $835000 currently spent, leav- North Halton Mental Healtb Clin ing a $61 6,000 sbortfall. Community Care Access Centre. Dr. Nosal said approximately halIf of the 1000 peo- The new system is based on putting pIe currently in need ut help are being dealt witb by available funding into early assessmrent other health care providers, in most cases their tamily intervention in the early stages after an i doctors. He said the new program should belp to stan- been identified as requiring help. Aller dardize treatment and service levels. ing of clients would take few resources Members of Haltons bealth and social services would be referred back to other healih c committee agreed to forward the plan to Ministry of such as family doctors. Health officiaIs and put the issue of more funding on "We are making prudent changes t( the agenda at the next meeting between Halton may- work," said Oakville Mayor Ann Mu ors and local MPPs. shows what needs to be done. It puts( The committee agreed to pass a bylaw so Halton into positive depîoyment rather than hav will have an agreement with various providers of handle crisis situations." CFA ý4I0IiES- .7 Il lob Rubino B. Se., FCSI and lhn Stairs CIM, FCSI dl seminars mn for 6 consective weeks aring ai 6:30 pm in Burlinglon and :00 pm in OakviIle and Georgetown. Georgetown starting Monday Oct. 5 Burlingion stiting Tuesday Oct. 6 Oakville starting Thursday Oct. 8 John Stairs (905) 844-1007 Regarding Burlington m of regularly priced Drapery und Upholstery BUY 1 m AT OUR REG. PRICE lm F R le Iad agency on Psychiatrie bh service in Athe various n, wbicli will ýlp. that about 25 cilder than 65 alton's elderly cnexi decade. ts admitted to mates only 2.5 need and may mental healtb liospitals, the ýic and theC much of the tand required individual lbas that monitor- sbecause they care provîders to our l'rame- [lvale. 'This our resources 'ing us simply