CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
Anti-psychotic medication linked to potentially adverse changes in brain structure
Association between medication and changes in brain found during study using advanced brain imaging techniques
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The Discovery Fund Celebrates Two Years of Supporting Life-Changing Research
In early 2018, CAMH announced an unprecedented — and anonymous — $100 million donation for research into mental illness.
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Ontario student use of e-cigarettes and cannabis edibles on the rise
CAMH population survey reveals e-cigarette use has doubled among young Ontarians
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Improving mental health care access for transgender people
CAMH doctors try to address challenges faced by transgender individuals accessing health care services.
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Two CAMH youth patients accomplish rare feat
Two students got their high school diploma while simultaneously completing treatment through CAMH’s Youth Addiction and Concurrent Disorders Service.
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The increasingly blurred lines between gambling and gaming
Video games seem to have a way of transcending culture, language, and geography, but there’s a darker side to consider.
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CAMH physician of the year
Clinician Scientist Dr. Juveria Zaheer feels honoured to be named CAMH physician of the year for 2019.
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Dr. Catherine Zahn receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Toronto
CAMH is pleased to recognize that CAMH President and CEO Dr. Catherine Zahn is the 2019 recipient of a Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Alumni Award.
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Spiritual Care team offers unique perspective
CAMH’s three-member Spiritual Care Services team comes from many different walks of life.
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Inuit patient reconnects with his roots through soapstone carving
Soapstone carving was recently offered as a pilot program in an effort to offer culturally relevant programming to Inuit clients.
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The Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics introduces its international team of scientists
Centre aims to fundamentally change how we understand and treat mental illness
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CAMH Redevelopment Update: Preserving CAMH’s historic boundary wall
Previously approved preservation work on the north east section of our historic boundary wall has begun.
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LETsLEAD is a step in the right direction
The first eight Canadian fellows have graduated from the Lived Experience Transformational Leadership Academy (LETsLEAD).
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