CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
One in three LGBTQ2S homeless youth have attempted suicide since pandemic onset
First-of-its-kind CAMH survey highlights need for more inclusive, population-based access to life-saving health and social support services for LGBTQ2S youth
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Monitoring maternal alcohol use and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
A first-of-its-kind report proposes a national prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevalence surveillance system in Canada
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Resources to support youth and parents during COVID-19
Created for youth, by youth in collaboration with clinical experts to support mental health
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Building on the aging brain’s capacity to cope
Looking for clues that could delay, prevent or reverse the progression of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
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Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario expands virtual youth mental health services with support from RBC Future Launch
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Workplace mental health top of mind for Canada’s business leaders
Last month, more than 80 executive business leaders attended CAMH’s inaugural Business Leaders for Mental Health Action summit.
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CAMH, YWHO, ACCESS Open Minds and Foundry launch first-of-its kind initiative to help young people with mental health challenges find employment
Funded by the Future Skills Centre, project will provide support more than 700 youth in 12 locations
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The CAMH BrainHealth Databank
How a hospital-wide commitment to collaborative patient-centred care enhanced by machine-learning is poised to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care of mental illness at CAMH
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York University and CAMH launch first-of-its-kind Canadian Guide on Mental Health Literacy for Autism
Free online document a key resource for autistic and autism communities, families, caregivers, mental health practitioners, and service providers
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Large numbers of regular drug users report increased substance use and heightened fear of relapse and overdose during COVID-19
CAMH survey indicates drug users are being disproportionately impacted by COVID in a variety of ways, in large part due to supply disruption and other COVID-related societal changes.
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Genetic predisposition to schizophrenia may increase risk of psychosis from cannabis use
Cannabis users with high genetic predisposition to schizophrenia had pronounced higher rates of psychotic experiences than non-users
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One year into pandemic, about one in five Canadians reporting high levels of mental distress
CAMH clinicians on the front lines say Canada was already in a mental health crisis before COVID-19 began, and the pandemic is exacerbating the emergency
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New research finds majority of children with autism may be ‘doing well’
National study led by SickKids and CAMH takes a strengths-based approach to autism assessment
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