CAMH guides and publications
- Early Psychosis: An Information Guide
- When a parent or caregiver has experienced psychosis: Answers for kids
- When a parent or caregiver has experienced psychosis: How to talk to kids
- Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia: Practical Strategies for Daily Living
101 Tutorials
CAMH Videos
- Ask Dr. Goldbloom: Schizophrenia
- An Expert Explains: Treating Schizophrenia
- The Causes of Psychosis - with Dr. Kwame McKenzie
- Short videos on the causes of Psychosis - with Dr. Kwame McKenzie
- Understanding Early Psychosis: Families Supporting Recovery - This video series is a collaboration of family members supporting youth at CAMH’s Slaight Centre for Youth in Transition and the RBC Patient and Family Learning Space. Included as part of this video are suggested resources, programs and services directed at helping families navigate mental health services.
- NAVIGATE - NAVIGATE is a standardized, evidence-based treatment program that focuses on recovery for youth and emerging adults with a first episode of psychosis. Dr. George Foussias, Chief of the Schizophrenia Division, and Director of the Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition at CAMH, walks through the different components of NAVIGATE and the health care professionals available to youth and their families in the program.
- Reconsidering Medication Discontinuation After a First Episode of Psychosis - with Dr. Robert Zipursky.
CAMH Courses
- Empowering Families Affected by Psychosis Course: Having a family member who experiences psychosis can be frightening and overwhelming. You play a key role in supporting your relative and in promoting their wellness and recovery. However, this role may take a toll on you as well. This self-directed online program is designed to offer you support as you care for your relative.
- CAMH Professional Development Courses: Designed for professionals but open unless otherwise indicated by pre-requisites. See a complete list of courses.
Treating Conditions & Disorders
- Psychiatry in Primary Care : Psychosis - Providing clinically tested guidance on detecting and managing mental health problems within the primary care context.
Clinical Tools
Coming soon.
Projects
- Cognitive Adaptation Training (CAT) - CAT is an organized approach that uses what clinicians call “environmental supports.” These are supports that are integrated into the routines and living spaces of people struggling with schizophrenia and other similar mental health challenges.
About the CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library
Open to CAMH physicians, staff and learners, patients & families and the general public, the CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library has an extensive Mental Health and Addiction book collection. Members of the public can register for a free library card and take out up to 3 books at a time. You can visit our online catalogue here to see our collection.
CAMH physicians, staff and learners can view our library resources and services on Insite (CAMH account required).
Visit us at 1025 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1. We are open Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; and closed all statutory holidays.
Contact us at: 416 535-8501 ext. 36991 or library@camh.ca.
Quick Takes: A Podcast by Physicians, for Physicians
Every year physicians and residents encounter a growing number of patients — and a shrinking amount of time to keep up-to-date on new practices or legislation surrounding the field of mental health and addiction. Explore Quick Takes podcasts.
Accessing treatment programs at CAMH
- Treatment at CAMH: Access CAMH
- CAMH Programs and Services: Schizophrenia and Psychosis
- Patient and Family Engagement - Everything you need to know about getting treatment and supporting a loved one with their care at CAMH
CAMH Client and Family Resources
- Help for families from CAMH
- Patient and Family Experience (PFE) Office.
- Family Resource Centre (FRC)
- RBC Patient and Family Learning Space (PFLS)
Treatment and Research at CAMH
- Schizophrenia Clinical Research Division: Research focuses on identifying the early signs of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, improving novel therapeutic treatment, bettering management of medication side-effects, enhancing patient recovery, and more. Overall, our program aims to better understand, treat and prevent schizophrenia.
- NAVIGATE is an evidence-based treatment program that focuses on recovery for youth and emerging adults with a first episode of psychosis. The NAVIGATE program coordinates specialty care provided by a multidisciplinary team. NAVIGATE is offered through the Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition. See more at Sharing our Knowledge.
Other sources of information and support
- EPI-SET - Early Psychosis Intervention - The Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice for Youth and Emerging Adults with Early Psychosis: Implementation and Evaluation in Diverse Service Settings (EPI-SET) study focuses on implementing NAVIGATE, a coordinated and comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment program for FEP that is deliverable in community mental health settings.
- EPION – Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network
https://help4psychosis.ca/ - Reconnect Community Health Services: FAME for Families
https://www.reconnect.on.ca/fame - Sashbear Foundation Family Connections Program
- Kid's Help Phone - For kids who need support and help.
- Call 1-800-668-6868
- Text 686868