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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Mental Health At The Centre
A CAMH commentary by Catherine Zahn published in the Longwoods journal.
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CAMH nurse researchers hope to make positive changes
Many nurses return to school to deepen their knowledge about specific populations to find a solution to a problem they’ve encountered working in direct care.
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What clinicians need to know about Muslim patients with mental illness during Ramadan
A CAMH commentary published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry
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CAMH Redevelopment Update: May 2019
CAMH is only one year away from achieving substantial completion in the third phase of its redevelopment project.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder prevalence up to 40 times higher in some subpopulations worldwide
FASD is 10 to 40 times higher in certain groups than the general population according to a study published by CAMH in the journal Addiction.
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Ontario alcohol policy report card
The Ontario government’s proposed new changes to alcohol policy will increase alcohol-related harms in the province, according to the Canadian Alcohol Policy Research (CAPE) project.
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New $10 million gift for brain stimulation treatment and research at CAMH
New $10 million donation from the Temerty Foundation will support the Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at CAMH.
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New CAMH cannabis hub to equip service providers with latest evidence
CAMH was awarded funding to develop and launch an online cannabis information hub.
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CAMH’s wellness guide to the playoffs
The daily routines of millions of Canadians are about to become disrupted in a major way this week with the beginning of the NHL playoffs.
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Stronger Partnerships for Better Access
As Budget Day in Ontario approaches, we have an opportunity to reflect on how our health care system is meeting the needs of Ontarians.
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