CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
New Joint CAMH-International Study Finds Major Economic and Health Benefits from Alcohol Tax Increase
Findings from major Lithuanian study offer important lessons for Canada as alcohol harms continue to rise
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Connecting ALC Patients with Dual Developmental and Psychiatric Diagnoses with Long-Term Community Housing
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Reena, and Surrey Place are working together to move patients stuck in hospital into care and housing and ease Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis.
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Study finds brain-based markers could help personalize depression treatment
Promising progress toward predicting how patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) will respond to antidepressant medications using brain imaging and clinical data
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Volunteers are making tax season less taxing for patients
Volunteer accountants provide their expertise to guide patients through the tax return process and help them file their claims.
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Spark Joy! How decluttering can help your mental health
Did you know decluttering can also help improve your mental health?
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CAMH celebrates volunteers
CAMH’s volunteers share their time, energy and passions with patients across a range of programs at the hospital.
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CAMH treatment model for Alzheimer's agitation expands into large-scale studies
The new way of treating agitation and aggression in people with Alzheimer’s disease is showing positive outcomes, and will be tested in seven sites across Canada.
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Could a blood test guide care for those with late-life depression?
A new study by Dr. Breno Diniz is advancing CAMH’s goal of finding biological measures of mental illness.
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Preventing mental illness in later years
In this Q&A with CAMH's leading experts in late-life mental health, we explore the mental health concerns that affect older Canadians and how CAMH researchers are addressing these issues.
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Finding new ways to treat late-life depression
Depression among older people may bring added challenges, including a greater risk of developing dementia. CAMH researchers are studying new approaches to treat late-life depression.
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The Roshni Roadshow
The Roshni Project team at CAMH showcased short films co-created by young South Asian women experiencing mental illness and/or substance use concerns.
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Lovebot creator shares the love at CAMH
New collaboration between CAMH’s Gifts of Light and Toronto-based artist Matthew Del Degan, the creator of the two-foot-tall concrete sculptures called Lovebots.
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CAMH study reveals a new target for developing treatments for depression
Researchers discover higher levels of a brain protein in people with clinical depression
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