▁of ▁alco hol ism , ▁drug ▁add iction ▁and ▁psych iat ric ▁dis orders . ▁It ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁Br am pton ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Women ' s ▁Tre at ment ▁Centre , ▁also ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Van ier ▁Centre ▁for ▁Women . ▁The ▁Ontario ▁Women ' s ▁Gu id ance ▁Centre ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁and ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁academic ▁and ▁voc ational ▁training . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Fem ale ▁Ref ug es ▁Act , ▁ 1 8 9 3 - 1 9 6 4 , ▁any ▁person , ▁including ▁any ▁parent ▁or ▁guard ian , ▁could ▁bring ▁before ▁a ▁judge ▁any ▁female ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - one ▁years ▁who ▁was ▁de emed ▁un man age able ▁or ▁incor rig ible ▁by ▁the ▁adult ▁person , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁judge ▁could ▁decide ▁the ▁female ' s ▁fate . ▁ ▁At ▁times ▁the ▁Mer cer ▁Re format ory ▁also ▁hous ed ▁female ▁off enders ▁under ▁age ▁six teen ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁These ▁separate ▁areas ▁were ▁distinct ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Ref uge ▁for ▁Girls ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Training ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁In m ates ▁ ▁" Under ▁the ▁Fem ale ▁Ref ug es ▁Act , ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Ontario ▁from