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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Tackling Canada’s Opioid Crisis: Help for Patients and Care Providers
A new treatment study for people with opioid addiction, and evidence-based treatment guidelines for health professionals
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Resiliency, recovery and art
Photographer Sean Patenaude discusses how Workman Arts helped him find a voice and recovery through art.
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Useful MeSH terms for Psychology Month
Information from CAMH Library
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Over years, depression changes the brain, new CAMH study shows
Persistent depression may need a different therapeutic approach, results suggest
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Involuntary Psychiatric Admissions Have Increased Significantly in Ontario: Study
A new study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) covering 2009-2013, researchers found nearly three-quarters of all psychiatric hospital admissions in Ontario are involuntary.
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Indigenous experiences at CAMH
In the fourth episode of the official CAMH podcast, we discuss the past and the present of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, and the role CAMH plays in the lives of those coping with mental illness and addiction
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Largest study of its kind finds alcohol use biggest risk factor for dementia
Nationwide observational study of over one million adults diagnosed with dementia in France finds alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia.
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Featured Resources to Support Families for Family Day 2018
For Family Day 2018, CAMH Education features our new manual, Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia, and CAMH’s Family Resource Centre's Family Resource pamphlet .
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Office of Family Engagement presents new posters for the CAMH Family Resource Centre
CAMH Office of Family Engagement launches a series of posters to create awareness of the Family Resource Centre (FRC) and what it does.
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Health Care Providers and Their Role in Understanding Stigma
CAMH and the MHCC have launched a free online course designed to improve care.
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