Innovating Care and Discovery

Spearheading Innovation

We are developing innovative new treatment strategies and improving existing systems to provide new hope to young people and their families.

Treatments — including psychosocial interventions, virtual reality training, apps and digital platforms — are tested and implemented in clinical practice as soon as research findings come in. Working alongside our patient and family partners, clinicians, researchers and system administrators, we are at the forefront of research innovation, finding effective ways to promote full recovery for young people who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.

We realize innovation means little if patients cannot effectively access our services. That's why the Slaight Centre brings together all the CAMH clinical care programs serving transition-age youth with severe mental illness under our umbrella.

To improve existing treatment systems, we are assisting in the design, implementation and sustainability of Integrated Care Pathways (ICPs) within core clinics at CAMH. This means care teams of interdisciplinary professionals — spanning clinicians, scientists and staff — can work together seamlessly to map the treatment process from start to finish. This increases treatment alignment and integration, reduces redundancy, and streamlines service delivery. ICPs place the patient at the centre of their care, rigorously evaluate patient care and standardize best practices.