CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
CAMH Awarded Landmark Grant to Advance Mental Health Research for Incarcerated Women
Research both crucial and timely as incarceration rates and urgent mental health needs rise among one of Canada’s most underserved populations
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New Joint CAMH-International Study Finds Major Economic and Health Benefits from Alcohol Tax Increase
Findings from major Lithuanian study offer important lessons for Canada as alcohol harms continue to rise
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Connecting ALC Patients with Dual Developmental and Psychiatric Diagnoses with Long-Term Community Housing
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Reena, and Surrey Place are working together to move patients stuck in hospital into care and housing and ease Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis.
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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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Let's Talk about Mental Health in South Asian Communities
As a researcher, clinician and immigrant woman of colour, it’s been encouraging to see diverse experiences of ethnic communities included in important conversations about mental health as of late.
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Meeting the needs of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental illness
The new CAMH Azrieli Centre for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Mental Health will provide better care, fuel new breakthroughs, train the next generation of experts and share ground-breaking knowledge with the world.
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The road to discovery and innovation
CAMH was recently entrusted with a $100-million gift, the largest ever philanthropic donation to mental health in Canada, an honour and a responsibility.
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