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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Research on the Health Effects of Bullying
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Is there a cost to protecting, caring for and saving others? Beware of Compassion Fatigue
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Smile Serenades
Once a week, patients and staff join together to sing, dance and experience the restorative sounds of the “Serenaders.”
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A Call for Change
Researchers at the 2017 CAMH Campbell Family Mental Health Research Symposium called for changes in attitudes and approaches to reduce alcohol-related harms.
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From Policy to Planning: Lessons in Global Knowledge Exchange
CAMH’s Office of Transformative Global Health developed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Uruguay.
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CAMH Library: Words Matter—Research resources for Addictions Awareness Week 2017
The 2017 theme is WORDS MATTER and how language that perpetuate harmful stereotypes and act as a barrier to seeking help.
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About Words Matter—Research resources for Addictions Awareness Week 2017
Costs of treating patients with psychosis change significantly as they age
Understanding costs associated with providing health-care services can provide insights into health-care needs.
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Patient engagement: More than paint colours
‘Patient engagement’ and ‘co-production’ are becoming familiar terms in mental health care.
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Helping primary care providers manage mental health conditions and addiction
Susan Lewis didn’t realize how heavily she had been drinking until she brought up her coping mechanisms for anxiety with her family doctor.
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