CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
1 in 8 pregnant people have a disability but significant gaps exist in the provision of accessible care
Landmark report provides recommendations to improve care for thousands of Ontario women
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CAMH Statement
CAMH is disappointed that the provincial government has chosen convenience over the health and wellbeing of Ontarians. There are already more than 6,000 alcohol-attributable deaths a year in Ontario, and the changes announced today will significantly increase this number.
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Shelter Safety Study
CAMH launched a study commissioned by the City and its partners to assess safety in Toronto’s shelter system
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Research News: Study finds potential new treatment for preventing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Nearly one in ten Canadians have PTSD
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Research News: One in eight Ontario pregnancies are to women with a disability
Pregnancy rates for women with disabilities in Ontario have risen in the past 15 years, according to study.
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Research News: The most cost-effective form of brain stimulation
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is more cost-effective than electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), according to a new study
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Changing the statistics around gender-based violence
gender-based violence continues to be a global epidemic. At least one in three women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In Canada, 67 per cent of people reportedly know at least one woman who had experienced physical or sexual abuse. Every act of gender-based violence is one too many.
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CAMH forms key partnerships in addressing opioid crisis
When the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario decided it needed to expand the scope of its annual conference on Opioid Use Disorder to include more partners, they turned to CAMH.
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Striving for equality on Transgender Day of Remembrance
On Transgender Day of Remembrance people commemorate the lives of transgender people who have been killed due to violence, hatred and prejudice.
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CAMH Engage Breakthrough Challenge 2019 awarded to Dr. Thomas Prevot
Nearly 300 young professionals gathered at Ricarda’s Toronto to award $10,000 as part of the 6th Annual Breakthrough Challenge, a signature event by CAMH Engage in support of mental health research.
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How pharmacists can create awareness about opioid addiction
Thanks to support from CAMH Education dept, CAMH is offering the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Course for the first time—and for free—to fourth-year U of T PharmD students.
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