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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Striving for equality on Transgender Day of Remembrance
On Transgender Day of Remembrance people commemorate the lives of transgender people who have been killed due to violence, hatred and prejudice.
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CAMH Engage Breakthrough Challenge 2019 awarded to Dr. Thomas Prevot
Nearly 300 young professionals gathered at Ricarda’s Toronto to award $10,000 as part of the 6th Annual Breakthrough Challenge, a signature event by CAMH Engage in support of mental health research.
About CAMH Engage Breakthrough Challenge 2019 awarded to Dr. Thomas Prevot
CAMH again ranked as the top mental health research hospital in Canada
CAMH is also listed as one of Canada’s top-ranked research-intensive hospitals overall.
About CAMH again ranked as the top mental health research hospital in Canada
TTC helps CAMH reach significant milestone
Those seeking treatment or visiting a family member or friend at CAMH will now hear and read “CAMH” at the Queen and Ossington stop on the 63 bus and 501 streetcar routes.
About TTC helps CAMH reach significant milestone
How pharmacists can create awareness about opioid addiction
Thanks to support from CAMH Education dept, CAMH is offering the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Course for the first time—and for free—to fourth-year U of T PharmD students.
About How pharmacists can create awareness about opioid addiction
CAMH celebrates the announcement of TD Commons
In recognition of TD Bank Group's long history of support, CAMH is naming the soon-to-be revitalized Shaw Park as 'TD Commons'
About CAMH celebrates the announcement of TD Commons
Skills that save lives
When faced with a life-or-death situation, one split-second reaction can be all it takes to save a life.
About Skills that save lives
The Beat Goes On
Saikou Saho sits patiently amid a collection of Djembe drums waiting for his first class of the day.
About The Beat Goes On
When Marek met Vicky: a Housing First success story
In a life that had already seen its share of hardship, the winter of 2011 felt like the end of the line for Marek Wroblewski.
About When Marek met Vicky: a Housing First success story
Study by CAMH and St. Michael’s Hospital shows Housing First program significantly reduces homelessness over long term
Longest running study of its kind on “Housing First” model found it significantly reduces homelessness over the long term compared to treatment as usual.
About Study by CAMH and St. Michael’s Hospital shows Housing First program significantly reduces homelessness over long term