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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Making a difference for mental health
Former NHL goaltender and mental health advocate Corey Hirsch shares his journey with mental illness, from hiding in the darkness to becoming one of Canada’s most outspoken voices on mental health.
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Why teenage girls are reporting high levels of psychological distress
This edition of the CAMH podcast focuses on the latest OSDUHS survey, which found the level of self-reported psychological distress among teenage girls to be at the highest level ever reported.
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CAMH Redevelopment Update: August 2018
CAMH is committed to keeping our communities, neighbours and staff informed about the progress of the Queen Street Redevelopment Project.
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Discovery Fund creating paradigm shifts in mental health research
CAMH’s Discovery Fund, created through a $100-million gift from an anonymous donor, announced 32 exciting projects being funded in its first round of awards.
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Families are vital to patient recovery
A mother of a 21-year-old with serious mental illness speaks about her experience of the past four years in her search for care
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Living with schizophrenia? There may soon be an app for that
Beta version of app uses a Facebook-like platform designed for people with schizophrenia and other psychoses.
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Half of female students in Ontario experience psychological distress, CAMH study shows
For the first time, just over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario show signs of moderate to serious psychological distress
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Patient and family experience a top priority with latest survey
Each year CAMH asks patients and families to provide feedback about their careby completing the Ontario Perception of Care survey.
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CAMH-led collaboration will introduce a new model of early psychosis care across Ontario
Large-scale research project aims to improve treatment for young people
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Resources for International #SelfCare Day 2016
Celebrate the importance of self-care by checking out these various resources!
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