Topic: Dr. Marc Lockhart
Woodworking and sewing equipment donated to Poinciana
Residents of the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre now have access to a workshop filled with new tools.
Poinciana seeking landscaping bids to create therapeutic outdoor space
Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre is looking for a landscaper to transform its 15 acres of land into a therapeutic environment for residents.
Cayman confronts rising strain on mental health system
Cayman’s mental health system is under growing strain as the population climbs and clinical needs become more complex.
Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre exploring mental healthcare tourism
The Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre is looking into the possibility of some of its facility being used for mental health care tourism.
The centre, which opened...
Public to get first look at Poinciana mental health facility
Nestled amid farmland in East End, Cayman's long-awaited mental health facility, the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre, is currently home to 15 residents, with the facility's capacity expected to grow in the coming months.
Drug abuse on the increase, veteran psychiatrist warns
Increased drug abuse in Cayman is helping to fuel a crisis in the prison system, the island's senior psychiatrist has warned.
Government establishes Poinciana Mental Health Advisory Council
Government has approved the establishment of the Poinciana Mental Health Advisory Council to help enhance governance, accountability and community responsiveness at the residential rehabilitation facility in East End.
Bitten multiple times: Paralysed resident in care home ordeal
An investigation is under way at a government care facility after a resident was bitten on two separate occasions by another occupant.
ADHD Island: Why more children than ever are on medication
More Cayman Islands children than ever are being diagnosed with attention deficit disorder with health chiefs concerned about 'overprescribing'. The Compass takes a deeper look at the issue.
Exiled in Jamaica, Caymanian mental health patients plead to come home
In a special report, the Cayman Compass Issues section delves into the long delays that have plagued Cayman's plans for a residential care facility for people with mental illness and speaks to patients exiled in Jamaica who say they are desperate to come home.
Timeline: The 9-year saga of Cayman’s mental health facility
After a decade of planning and almost five years of construction it is still not clear when the Poinciana Rehabilitation Centre, as it is now known, will finally open to patients.
Governor: Mental health cases are taken seriously
Governor Jane Owen says cases which involve mental health issues are taken seriously by her office. The governor's involvement in such cases came to the fore as part of the Cayman Compass' recent investigative series, examining the case of Travis Webb.
Lockhart: New approach needed to Cayman’s mental health challenges
Mental health crisis teams could be embedded with police services in a novel new way of tackling a growing challenge in the Cayman Islands, according to psychiatrist Dr Marc Lockhart.
Compass investigation: The strange case of Travis Webb
The Cayman Compass takes a deep dive into the case of a former athlete detained indefinitely at George Town Hospital after being found 'not guilty by reason of insanity' in a gruesome attempted murder case that has exposed gaping holes in the mental health care system.
Fiona McDougall appointed Mental Health Commission chair
Fiona McDougall has been appointed as the new chair of the Cayman Islands Mental Health Commission.
Full opening of long-term mental health facility ‘could take as much as a year’
The health ministry has said construction of Cayman's long-term mental health facility is not anticipated to be completed until "sometime in March", however the full "phased opening" could take as much as a year.
Take legal action over lack of mental health care
With reference to your "‘Frustrated’ Dr. Marc Lockhart leaves Mental Health Commission" post:
Along with my previous letter to the editor, in your May 13,...
‘Frustrated’ Dr. Marc Lockhart leaves Mental Health Commission post
Frustrated by a lack of communication and the slow pace of progress in addressing Cayman's "mental health crisis" Dr Marc Lockhart has opted not to return as Mental Health Commission chairman, a decision which he says was not easy to make.
Amended laws aim to address mental health crisis
An amendment to the Mental Health Act legislation will now make it easier for mentally afflicted persons to be detained and treated.
Mental health facility opening depends on ‘final touches’
After years of planning, numerous setbacks and delays, construction of the Cayman Islands' first long-term mental health facility in East End has been completed, though "final touches" are needed before it can open.
East End mental health facility aims for March 2023 opening
Efforts to complete a long-term residential mental health facility in East End are back on track, after a year-long delay caused by COVID-19
Mental health chief backs calls for cannabis referendum
Cayman’s most prominent mental health expert has added his voice - and his signature - to a campaign to decriminalise cannabis.
Lockhart: Work on mental health facility progressing
Work on Cayman's long-term residential mental health facility in East End is continuing to progress apace and is on track for opening at year's end, Mental Health Commission chairman Dr. Marc Lockhart confirmed.
21 people in 2021: Dr. Marc Lockhart
When it comes to looking forward to 2021, Dr. Marc Lockhart is keeping his goals simple – open the long-term mental health facility under construction in East End.
No refuge for Cayman’s criminally insane
Earlier this year, Travis Webb was found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges he buried a child alive in 2018. Despite years of discussion around building a mental health facility in Cayman, however, options for people in his situation remain very limited.
Technological and social challenges complicate remote learning
While few of Cayman’s young people have become physically ill from the virus, they are living with its social and developmental consequences. School closures, mandated in mid-March, mean most students in Cayman have not seen friends, teachers or coaches face-to-face in 12 weeks. Homes have become classrooms, parents have become teachers, and teachers have become masters of improvisation.
Telemedicine talks reach compromise to restore services
Telemedicine codes that expired in April are expected to be updated this week, allowing for expanded services and sessions lasting up to 60 minutes.
Expired telemedicine codes place services in limbo
Cayman Islands healthcare providers are awaiting details from the Health Insurance Commission on how to move forward with telemedicine appointments, after the established billing codes for such services expired on Monday, 27 April.
Podcast: Fighting COVID-19 anxiety with Dr. Lockhart
The global impact of coronavirus has many of us feeling powerless, anxious and depressed. Our routines have been turned upside down and we are...
Planning, virtual counselling help fight COVID-19 blues
The global impact of coronavirus may feel overwhelming for any one person to process. The news updates are both constant and frightening, and it’s natural for that to take an emotional toll. Dr. Marc Lockhart, chairperson of the Cayman Islands Mental Health Commission, broke down some suggestions to help manage our mental wellbeing during these exceptionally stressful times.
Delayed mental health facility moving forward
The chairman of the Cayman Islands Mental Health Commission says while plans for a new inpatient mental health facility in East End have been delayed, they are still moving forward and he is hopeful the project could be completed within the next year.
Late 2020 new target for mental health facility
More details have emerged on the progress of the mental health facility planned on 15 acres of land in East End.
Rise in mental health cases creates concern
During a recent information-sharing session at the Cayman Islands Hospital, those providing care for mental health patients said there has been a significant increase in reported cases, although no statistics are yet available to quantify the rise.
New mental health facility to be based on model farm in US
When health officials signed a nearly $900,000 contract 10 days ago to design a long-term home for the mentally ill, Cayman offered hope to dozens of people and their families.
