Institute for Mental Health Policy Research

Dr. Samantha Wells

Senior Scientist and Treliving Family Chair in Women's Mental Health

We provide evidence to drive system and policy change, and reduce the burden of mental health and substance use and addiction challenges, across populations.

The Institute for Mental Health Policy Research (IMHPR) is a key driver in building the knowledge base for policy decisions, development of mental health interventions, and health system improvement. Our experts track mental health, substance use and addictions at the population level, and identify the social and economic factors impacting these challenges. We are dedicated to providing evidence to both inform policy and improve the healthcare system for people with mental health, substance use and addiction challenges. We also develop and evaluate community and population-level interventions that aim to reduce these challenges. Building collaborations and partnerships within and outside CAMH to promote research synergies and enhance the reach and impact of our work is at the core of what we do.