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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Mental health awareness campaign leads to increase in the number of people seeking help, new CAMH study reveals
Mental health awareness campaign was linked to an increase in visits to psychiatric emergency departments by people seeking help.
About Mental health awareness campaign leads to increase in the number of people seeking help, new CAMH study reveals
CAMH Library: October is Occupational Therapy Month
About CAMH Library: October is Occupational Therapy Month
Making the Case for Diversity
More than 20 per cent of people living in Canada were born outside of the country and our prosperity, growth and strength are tied to the success of newcomers.
About Making the Case for Diversity
CAMH Library: Happy Ontario Public Library Week!
About CAMH Library: Happy Ontario Public Library Week!
A Room of One’s Own - Pierre’s Story
Living with schizophrenia for most of his life, Pierre has been in and out of hospital for many years.
About A Room of One’s Own - Pierre’s StoryCanada needs national plan to combat opioid epidemic
Canada, the second highest consumer of opioids worldwide.
About Canada needs national plan to combat opioid epidemic
Optimizing CAMH’s client info system, delivering better care
“To get a broader base of knowledge on these clients more quickly, we’ve been working to integrate our care plans and summaries into the I-CARE system.”
About Optimizing CAMH’s client info system, delivering better care
Career Burnout
About Career Burnout
Portico Preview: Strategies for families supporting people with schizophrenia
Developed in partnership with CAMH’s Dr. Sean Kidd, this new guide is intended to give families practical strategies to support people living with schizophrenia.
About Portico Preview: Strategies for families supporting people with schizophrenia
Peaceful places: CAMH pilots global Safewards program
A global open-source approach to safe care for mental health clients, known as Safewards.
About Peaceful places: CAMH pilots global Safewards program