Changes to CAMH’s Queen Street site

Last updated December 2, 2020

CAMH is delighted to welcome patients, families and our community to the new McCain Complex Care & Recovery Building and Crisis & Critical Care Building.

We have been preparing for more than a year to formally open our new spaces that will transform mental health care. 

On this page, please find information about programs and services that have moved into the new buildings, information to help you navigate the new spaces, as well as relevant policies and protocols in place to support your safety.  

Emergency Department Move: The CAMH Emergency Department and the CAMH Bridging Clinic have moved to the Queen Street site from the College Street site. Adults in need of emergency assessment and treatment with mental health and substance use issues should visit the new Emergency Department location at the Crisis & Critical Care Building at 1051 Queen Street West. Learn more about what patients and families can expect from the new Emergency Department space here.

Overview

The McCain Complex Care & Recovery Building

This new signature building, made possible by the generosity of Michael H. McCain and his family, houses a number of facilities for both in- and outpatient services, including 110 beds for inpatients with serious and persistent mental illness like schizophrenia and mood disorders.

• Inpatient complex mental illness units, all with views of therapeutic green space
• Simulation Centre
• Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention
• "Therapeutic Neighbourhood" supporting skills development and other programming to enhance recovery
• Research and Education facilities
• Library and RBC Patient & Family Learning Space (open to the public)
• 300 seat auditorium

CAMH Crisis & Critical Care Building 

The new Crisis and Critical Care Building houses a number of programs and relocates all emergency and inpatient services previously located at CAMH’s College Street site to the main site, making integrated care that much easier.

• 24/7 Emergency Department
• Bridging Clinic
• Psychosis Coordinated Care Service (former Partial Hospital Program)
• Inpatient complex mental illness units, all with views of therapeutic green space
• Telemental Health
• Transitional Age Youth Day Program (formerly Board of Education classrooms)

Information for Patients, Families and Visitors

Relocated Programs and Services: Please see below for a full list of CAMH programs and services that have moved to the McCain Complex Care & Recovery Building and the CAMH Crisis & Critical Care Building. 

McCain Complex Care & Recovery Building at 1025 Queen Street West

Crisis & Critical Care Building at 1051 Queen Street West

Map of the Queen Street site: This is an updated map of the Queen Street site.

What CAMH Patients Need to Know: CAMH inpatients whose service or program is moving can click here for more information.

What Families Need to Know: Families of CAMH inpatients whose service of program is moving can click here for more information.