CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
New Joint CAMH-International Study Finds Major Economic and Health Benefits from Alcohol Tax Increase
Findings from major Lithuanian study offer important lessons for Canada as alcohol harms continue to rise
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Connecting ALC Patients with Dual Developmental and Psychiatric Diagnoses with Long-Term Community Housing
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Reena, and Surrey Place are working together to move patients stuck in hospital into care and housing and ease Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis.
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Study finds brain-based markers could help personalize depression treatment
Promising progress toward predicting how patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) will respond to antidepressant medications using brain imaging and clinical data
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Our final phase of redevelopment: Discovery and Recovery
2024 kicks off the fourth and final stage of our historic redevelopment.
About Our final phase of redevelopment: Discovery and Recovery
CAMH Tops list of Mental Health Research Hospital Rankings
During the 2021-22 fiscal year, CAMH reached $86.6 million in research spending, a new record high and an 8.7 per cent increase over the prior year
About CAMH Tops list of Mental Health Research Hospital RankingsOpen Science momentum grows stronger in Canada with a new commitment by its largest mental health teaching hospital
CAMH joins the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute alliance in a partnership to open research practices.
About Open Science momentum grows stronger in Canada with a new commitment by its largest mental health teaching hospital
CAMH develops potential new drug treatment for multiple sclerosis
A small molecule drug that aids in the neuroprotection of cells found to be effective in treating nerve damage and symptoms in models of MS
About CAMH develops potential new drug treatment for multiple sclerosis
Canada’s 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline launches today
New three-digit suicide prevention helpline will take calls and texts, 24/7 anywhere in Canada
About Canada’s 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline launches today
Minor Variance for Phase 1D Redevelopment
The future Secure Care and Recovery Building is a Ministry of Health-funded project to build a new facility to better serve and care for patients with mental illness who have encountered the law.
About Minor Variance for Phase 1D Redevelopment
CAMH and LOFT partnership on youth housing
Transitional housing program will provide specialty care for youth with psychosis
About CAMH and LOFT partnership on youth housing
CAMH welcomes the release of Our Health Our City: A Mental Health, Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Treatment Strategy for Toronto
Integrating mental health, addictions, substance use and the social determinants of health is critical for addressing the complex challenges facing our city
About CAMH welcomes the release of Our Health Our City: A Mental Health, Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Treatment Strategy for Toronto
CAMH study finds that youth sports participation may mitigate genetic risk for mental illness
Study of nearly 5,000 nine- and 10-year-olds suggests playing non-contact or team sports may reduce problematic behaviours and symptoms in youth at risk for OCD
About CAMH study finds that youth sports participation may mitigate genetic risk for mental illness
CAMH virtual reality training for preventing opioid overdose deaths now available to the public
CAMH Simulation Centre has created a desktop virtual reality ‘video game’ to teach people how to save lives with naloxone
About CAMH virtual reality training for preventing opioid overdose deaths now available to the public