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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Information about Forensic Mental Health
A background about the forensic mental health system in Canada and about the role that CAMH plays within that system.
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Arctic Indigenous youth suicide prevention initiative
An online video project is helping the conversation about suicide prevention by featuring stories told by Indigenous youth from across the Arctic.
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Remarks from Dr. Catherine Zahn, CAMH President & CEO
Remarks from Dr. Catherine Zahn, CAMH President & CEO - July 24, 2019
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Puppet power to the rescue
Puppets help teach children positive communication skills, problem-solving and emotion management.
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Improving mental health care access for transgender people
CAMH doctors try to address challenges faced by transgender individuals accessing health care services.
About Improving mental health care access for transgender people
Two CAMH youth patients accomplish rare feat
Two students got their high school diploma while simultaneously completing treatment through CAMH’s Youth Addiction and Concurrent Disorders Service.
About Two CAMH youth patients accomplish rare feat
The increasingly blurred lines between gambling and gaming
Video games seem to have a way of transcending culture, language, and geography, but there’s a darker side to consider.
About The increasingly blurred lines between gambling and gaming
CAMH physician of the year
Clinician Scientist Dr. Juveria Zaheer feels honoured to be named CAMH physician of the year for 2019.
About CAMH physician of the year
Dr. Catherine Zahn receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Toronto
CAMH is pleased to recognize that CAMH President and CEO Dr. Catherine Zahn is the 2019 recipient of a Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Alumni Award.
About Dr. Catherine Zahn receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Toronto