CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline answers one million calls and texts
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline, Canada’s three-digit number for anyone who is thinking about suicide or worried about someone they know, has now answered more than one million calls and texts.
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Mental Health During Major Sporting Events
Major events like international tournaments can bring excitement — but they can also impact mental health, routines, and behaviours. CAMH offers practical guidance to help you stay well.
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Psychedelics and Mental Health: Investigating the Evidence
From treatment-resistant depression to alcohol use disorder, CAMH researchers are exploring the relationship between psychedelic therapies and neuroplasticity—the brain's ability to adapt and reorganize itself over time—and whether changes in neural connections can influence mental health outcomes.
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Inspiring Hope with Research: Introducing Ontario’s Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to CAMH Research
Minister Vijay Thanigasalam visited CAMH to dive deeper into how CAMH leads and innovates in research.
About Inspiring Hope with Research: Introducing Ontario’s Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions to CAMH Research
Patient and Family Experience Week 2025
April 28 – May 2, 2025
About Patient and Family Experience Week 2025
Partial Road and Sidewalk Closure on Shaw Street
Starting Monday, December 9th, 2024, Shaw Street will be reduced to one northbound and one southbound lane, and the entirety of the west sidewalk will be closed from King Street to Queen Street.
About Partial Road and Sidewalk Closure on Shaw Street
Join us: CAMH 1D Redevelopment Open House
Join us and our partners at the City of Toronto to ask questions, see new visuals and renderings, and learn more about the projects.
About Join us: CAMH 1D Redevelopment Open House
A New Era of Mental Health: The Power and Promise of Co-Development for Canada's Recovery Colleges
Canada is home to more than 30 recovery colleges, the second-highest number globally. CAMH’s own recovery college, the Collaborative Learning College (CLC), opened in 2019 and is guided by the values of equity, accessibility and personal autonomy.
About A New Era of Mental Health: The Power and Promise of Co-Development for Canada's Recovery Colleges
RNAO Visits CAMH
We're thrilled to share highlights from RNAO's Dr. Doris Grinspun's visit to CAMH
About RNAO Visits CAMH
City of Toronto mandated arborist and historical preservation work
As part of this work, the City of Toronto instructed CAMH to conduct arborist reports to assess the health of trees bordering our property along the perimeter of our historical heritage wall. The assessment found that six of the large trees along Shaw Street were causing structural damage to the heritage wall and were removed.
About City of Toronto mandated arborist and historical preservation work
Why we don’t need beer in grocery stores—A clinician looks at the harms of increasing alcohol consumption
About Why we don’t need beer in grocery stores—A clinician looks at the harms of increasing alcohol consumptionCAMH is calling on Canadians to showcase their hidden talents as part of CAMH One Brave Night for Mental Health
What’s your hidden talent? Showcase it for mental health by registering today.
About CAMH is calling on Canadians to showcase their hidden talents as part of CAMH One Brave Night for Mental Health
Patient and Family Experience Week 2026
Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1
About Patient and Family Experience Week 2026