CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
Government of Canada Renews Support for 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline at CAMH
On Friday January 16th, the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Federal Minister of Health and Parliamentary Secretary Maggie Chi visited CAMH to announce renewed federal support for the 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline.
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Five years after the pandemic poor mental health and harmful alcohol use persist in Ontario
CAMH releases data from Canada’s longest-running population-level mental health and substance use surveys
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Mental Health Apps: What You Need to Know Before You Download
Not All Mental Health Apps Are the Same — And Most Aren’t Backed by Evidence
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You’re Allowed to Be Human: The Role of Self-Compassion
To recognize that others have experienced the same thing. To accept that we are not perfect.
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Dog Days of Summer: Meet the dogs of CAMH
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Adult learning at CAMH
What happens to people when their school years are interrupted due to illness or injury?
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“It all started with a little note...” An International Collaboration to Offer Simulation Education at the Mental-Physical Interface
CAMH Education and International Mental Health Simulation Collaboration, Part 1
About “It all started with a little note...” An International Collaboration to Offer Simulation Education at the Mental-Physical InterfaceMore psychiatrists will not improve access to mental health care in Ontario, study suggests
Increasing the supply of psychiatrists in Ontario has not significantly improved access to psychiatric care.
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Gifts of Light brings clients together through drum making
The Gifts of Light program partnered with Vibe Arts to bring “Beat of Your Own Drum (BYOD)” to the hospital.
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Real-world research in virtual reality
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CAMH researchers discover brain inflammation in people with OCD
A new brain imaging study by CAMH shows for the first time that brain inflammation is significantly elevated – more than 30 per cent higher in people with OCD.
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Getting back into the game
He has to focus more on “mental gymnastics,” he says – managing the thought processes and delusions that come with schizophrenia.
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