CAMH News & Stories
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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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ECHO keeps clinicians connected during COVID-19
Millions of people around the globe are getting used to seeing colleagues, friends and loved ones through a screen.
About ECHO keeps clinicians connected during COVID-19
CAMH research leads to changes in care
Clinicians implement recommendations to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on people with schizophrenia and those with Alzheimer’s.
About CAMH research leads to changes in care
CAMH working with partners to stop COVID-19
CAMH has gone mobile to support people in the community most affected by COVID-19.
About CAMH working with partners to stop COVID-19
CAMH launches new strategic plan
Three-year roadmap calls to redefine health
About CAMH launches new strategic plan
CAMH Statement on Police Interactions with People in Mental Health Crisis
CAMH, along with our mental health system partners, has been advocating for years for measures to improve crisis care.
About CAMH Statement on Police Interactions with People in Mental Health Crisis
New anthology celebrates Indigenous voices, experiences and wisdom
An anthology of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction written by fifteen First Nations and Métis staff at CAMH.
About New anthology celebrates Indigenous voices, experiences and wisdom
Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders over 20 times higher than the general population
Study identifies key risk factors
About Suicide rate for people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders over 20 times higher than the general population
Despite less anxiety and worry about COVID-19, Canadians report sustained rates of loneliness and depression
Results from national survey series by CAMH and Delvinia offer insight into changing nature of Canadians’ mental health and substance use during the pandemic
About Despite less anxiety and worry about COVID-19, Canadians report sustained rates of loneliness and depression
Pandemic impacting the mental health of young people in Ontario
A CAMH survey conducted after the COVID-19 pandemic began has found that young people perceive their mental health to have deteriorated.
About Pandemic impacting the mental health of young people in Ontario
Women, parents and younger adults more likely to feel anxious and depressed during COVID-19
New national survey series by CAMH and Delvinia tracks pandemic mental health and substance use
About Women, parents and younger adults more likely to feel anxious and depressed during COVID-19