CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
The CAMH Hope app delivers on its name
How a collaborative effort led to a revolutionary tool to save lives
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Research News: Implicit gender bias in medicine persists— and recognizing it is just the first step
Women are still “underrepresented in senior faculty and leadership roles,” and face more challenges than men in their research careers.
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Research News: Understanding the mental health needs of Direct Support Professionals during COVID-19
One quarter of professionals who work with people with developmental disabilities reported experiencing moderate-to-severe distress
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CAMH and the Leafs partner again for Hockey Talks
Fifty CAMH current and former clients cheered on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a close game they lost 2-1 to the Calgary Flames in a shootout.
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CAMH Launches First-of-its-Kind Workplace Mental Health Playbook
Helping Business Leaders navigate mental illness; a leading cause of workplace disability in Canada
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Research News: Study finds potential new treatment for preventing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Nearly one in ten Canadians have PTSD
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Research News: One in eight Ontario pregnancies are to women with a disability
Pregnancy rates for women with disabilities in Ontario have risen in the past 15 years, according to study.
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CAMH partners with Healthy Debate to support youth with lived experience to promote change
CAMH and Healthy Debate have launched a new partnership with the creation of the site, Our Voice Matters.
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CAMH accepts recommendations from external review panel
Takes immediate action to improve patient recovery and public safety
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Research News: The most cost-effective form of brain stimulation
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is more cost-effective than electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), according to a new study
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Changing the statistics around gender-based violence
gender-based violence continues to be a global epidemic. At least one in three women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In Canada, 67 per cent of people reportedly know at least one woman who had experienced physical or sexual abuse. Every act of gender-based violence is one too many.
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