CAMH News & Stories
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SUMMIT Trial News Release
New study reveals promising strategies to provide the necessary support and treatment more effectively and inclusively for pregnant and postpartum populations.
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CAMH is Canada’s Top Mental Health Research Hospital
Research spending surpasses $100 million, signaling unprecedented investment in mental health science and care.
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Extended-Release Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Correctional Settings
To understand treatment best practices, researchers at CAMH conducted the first comprehensive review of available studies that evaluate the use of extended-release buprenorphine as a treatment for OUD within correctional facilities.
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CAMH Statement on Police Interactions with People in Mental Health Crisis
CAMH, along with our mental health system partners, has been advocating for years for measures to improve crisis care.
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New anthology celebrates Indigenous voices, experiences and wisdom
An anthology of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction written by fifteen First Nations and Métis staff at CAMH.
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Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders over 20 times higher than the general population
Study identifies key risk factors
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Despite less anxiety and worry about COVID-19, Canadians report sustained rates of loneliness and depression
Results from national survey series by CAMH and Delvinia offer insight into changing nature of Canadians’ mental health and substance use during the pandemic
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Pandemic impacting the mental health of young people in Ontario
A CAMH survey conducted after the COVID-19 pandemic began has found that young people perceive their mental health to have deteriorated.
About Pandemic impacting the mental health of young people in Ontario
Women, parents and younger adults more likely to feel anxious and depressed during COVID-19
New national survey series by CAMH and Delvinia tracks pandemic mental health and substance use
About Women, parents and younger adults more likely to feel anxious and depressed during COVID-19
CAMH among hospitals benefiting from The Frontline Fund
CAMH Foundation is among the organizations benefiting from The Frontline Fund, which represents Canadian hospital foundations dealing with COVID-19 across the country.
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CAMH enhances virtual capacity to respond to demand for mental health services
Cisco's Webex platform enables 1,500 more virtual care visits over one month
About CAMH enhances virtual capacity to respond to demand for mental health servicesStatement from Dr. Catherine Zahn
With deep sadness, CAMH confirms the death of a patient with COVID-19. We offer our sincere condolences to the family. A tightly-knit community, CAMH shares in their loss.
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Physician psychotherapy unavailable to ninety-seven percent of people with urgent mental health needs in Ontario
CMAJ Open study urges wider access to publicly-funded therapy
About Physician psychotherapy unavailable to ninety-seven percent of people with urgent mental health needs in Ontario