Connected CAMH

Vision

Health redefined.

Mission

We are dedicated to patient, family and community well-being. We improve access to integrated care, answer the most difficult questions about mental illness and remove barriers to belonging.
Together, we choose hope.

Values

Courage, Respect, Excellence.

Strategic Drivers

Our plan is powered by:

People and culture
At CAMH, we have a healthy, inspired team that is safe, physically and psychologically. We invest in our people and support them to envision and be excited about their future at CAMH. We develop our leaders. We foster a culture of innovation, quality improvement, collaboration and inclusion. We continuously aspire to better understand, reflect and support the diverse communities that we serve. We empower team members to improve how we work and what we do. We are all teachers and learners. We are an employer and educator of choice.

System-building and partnerships
We are intentional, accountable and genuine system builders. We work with partners in new ways to improve access and equity, accelerate discovery and create a seamless continuity of care. We lead and we follow. We embed patient, family and community voices into decision making, planning, research, education and program design. We put the interests of those we serve ahead of our organizational self-interest. We understand that we have work to do in building capacity to collaborate with partners. Our patients and communities trust us.

Data and technology
We harness the power of new and emerging technologies to amplify the skills of our teams and to help more people access high-quality care in the ways that suit them best. We advance high-quality data collection, integration and mobilization, and leverage advanced analytics to enable precision care.

Measuring Progress

As we look to advance our vision of health redefined—one that can only move forward in authentic and meaningful partnership—we will know that we have made progress when: 

• People have shorter wait times and more access to care across the health care system.
• Patients and families have better experiences and more equitable outcomes.
• CAMH is a trusted partner, employer and educational institution, particularly for people and communities that are structurally marginalized.
• Patients and families are leading us in improving care and in shaping and participating in research and education.
• The final stage of our campus transformation meets its timelines for new world-class facilities.
• Patients and families experience a more connected system with seamless care pathways driven by partnership.
• There are new ways to identify, intervene early and treat mental illness that improve quality of life.
• CAMH is engaged in co-designed partnerships across health, education and social determinants of health.
• Evidence-based practices that build capacity for high-quality, integrated mental health intervention are adopted and scaled up across health and social sectors.
• Our advocacy efforts lead to the discovery and implementation of social and public mental health interventions.