July 14, 2021 (Toronto) – CAMH clinicians and researchers are available to speak with journalists about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and substance use, and how best to cope as Canada re-emerges from lockdown.
To view CAMH’s ongoing Canada-wide survey of mental health and substance use during the pandemic, visit: camh.ca/covid19dashboard.
To access a full mental health and COVID-19 resource list, including guides, techniques and Q&As, visit: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-health-and-covid-19.
WHO:
Dr. David Gratzer
Attending psychiatrist
Expertise: general mental health
Dr. Joanna Henderson
Senior scientist
Expertise: youth mental health
Dr. Katy Kamkar
Clinical psychologist
Expertise: general mental health
Dr. Kevin Shield
Independent scientist
Expertise: addictions
Dr. Leslie Buckley
Addictions psychiatrist
Expertise: substance use
Dr. Peter Szatmari
Child psychiatrist
Expertise: youth mental health
Dr. Samantha Wells
Senior scientist
Expertise: pandemic mental health data
Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingham
Psychiatrist and Vice-President of Education
Expertise: general mental health
Dr. Sean Kidd
Clinical psychologist
Expertise: homelessness
Dr. Yona Lunsky
Senior scientist
Expertise: caregiver mental health, mental health of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities
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CAMH is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in its field. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
For further information:
Hayley Chazan
Manager, Media Strategy
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
hayley.chazan@camh.ca