Research to Drive Change

Policies

• CAMH Open Science Principles
• Research Data Management Policy
• Research Conflict of Interest – Requirements for Research Funded by the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• PET Centre Cyclotrons Public Information and Disclosure Protocol

Advancing Equity Through Targeted Initiatives

Our commitment is exemplified through initiatives like:

• womenmind™ - a community of philanthropists, researchers, and leaders working to close the gender gap in mental health research. womenmind is helping to build a future where women researchers thrive and where sex and gender differences are prioritized in scientific inquiry.
  
  • The BRIDGES (Building Research and Innovation through Diversity, Growth, Equity and Sustainability) initiative leverages CAMH’s hospital-based research programs to improve mental health outcomes in Black and Indigenous communities, underprivileged youth, as well as other marginalized groups. BRIDGES offers funded research opportunities for Black, Indigenous, and racialized trainees and early-career scientists, and grant competitions focused on studying mental health and substance abuse in underrepresented groups.
  • The Koerner Centre for Research Training (KCRT) supports the next generation of leaders in mental health and substance use through building key knowledge and skills, informed by current best practices in adult education and centred on EDI principles. 
  • The Azrieli Centre for Adult Neurodevelopment is the first research and education centre in Canada focused on improving care for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health challenges. It is making major progress in identifying the needs of adults with disabilities, developing best practices, and training a new generation of clinicians and researchers to support people who have been historically underserved. 
  • Shkaabe Makwa is the first hospital-based centre in Canada designed to drive culturally responsive systems to achieve health justice and wellness for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities through the advancement of research, workforce development, and innovative healing models that harmonize traditional knowledge and medical expertise.
  • The Research Patient and Family Engagement Core supports the engagement of people with lived experience and family members (PWLE/F) as partners in research. It has been so successful, it is now common practice to include patients and families in clinical research at CAMH. 

How We're Putting EDI Into Action

CAMH Research is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion through:

• Inclusive hiring, promotion, and leadership development to ensure equitable representation at all levels of research.
• Capacity building and mentorship opportunities that support equity-deserving researchers and trainees.
• Engagement of people with lived and living experience to co-design studies and ensure research is relevant, respectful, and impactful.
• Addressing structural biases in research practices, funding systems, and data collection.

Creating an inclusive research culture where diverse perspectives are not only welcomed but drive innovation.