CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
Improving access to mental health supports for pregnant women and new mothers
SUMMIT study led by CAMH womenmind™ scientist is the largest talk therapy clinical trial ever conducted for perinatal women
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CAMH study first to examine contextual factors associated with higher rates of suicide
Social determinants of health among factors affecting suicide rates
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Psychedelics - FAQs
Public conversations about psychedelics often contain unfounded claims and speculation about their potential therapeutic value. It can be difficult to know what to believe. That’s why we’ve put together this FAQ.
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CAMH Foundation shines a spotlight on addiction
New advertising campaign calls on Canadians to help CAMH confront the drug crisis and build a future where no one is left behind
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New Brock-CAMH report calls for enhanced mental health, neurodiversity supports for Indigenous communities
A newly released report co-led by Brock University and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) aims to create and strengthen supports and services for Indigenous Peoples with neurodevelopmental differences.
About New Brock-CAMH report calls for enhanced mental health, neurodiversity supports for Indigenous communities
Dismantling Anti Black Racism Year 2 update on CAMH strategy
Since its launch many facets of CAMH have worked together, with the support of important community partners, to make meaningful progress on our goals. We are happy to share examples from each category of the strategy to demonstrate our progress.
About Dismantling Anti Black Racism Year 2 update on CAMH strategy
Brock University & Shkaabe Makwa co-hosts event on Indigeneity, neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health
About Brock University & Shkaabe Makwa co-hosts event on Indigeneity, neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health
A pathway to hope, one panini at a time
For more than 15 years, CAMH has partnered with Working for Change to ensure that all hospital retail food services are staffed exclusively by people with lived experience of mental illness including addiction.
About A pathway to hope, one panini at a time
CAMH once again awarded Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada
Following a weeklong Accreditation Canada visit to our hospital in June, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has been accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest level of achievement possible.
About CAMH once again awarded Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada
A call to improve mental health support to reduce the risks of self-harm and suicide in autistic individuals
Autistic females have an 83 per cent increased risk of self-harm leading to emergency healthcare relative to non-autistic people, according to a new study from ICES and CAMH
About A call to improve mental health support to reduce the risks of self-harm and suicide in autistic individuals
Improving access to mental health supports for pregnant women and new mothers
SUMMIT study led by CAMH womenmind™ scientist is the largest talk therapy clinical trial ever conducted for perinatal women
About Improving access to mental health supports for pregnant women and new mothers
CAMH study confirms ongoing brain inflammation associated with long COVID
Researchers using advanced brain imaging are first to find increase in protein marker of inflammation in illness affecting 200 million globally
About CAMH study confirms ongoing brain inflammation associated with long COVID