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CAMH welcomes Ontario’s Budget
CAMH welcomes Ontario’s Budget TORONTO, April 27, 2017 – CAMH welcomes Ontario’s Budget today as a significant step forward in building a strong and recovery focused mental health system. CAMH is thrilled to receive support to proceed with our transformational redevelopment at Queen and Ossington. This fourth and final phase will see the completion of […]
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Read MoreCAMH Responds to Federal Cannabis Bill C-45
CAMH Responds to Federal Cannabis Bill C-45 TORONTO, April 18, 2017 – As Canada’s leading academic health science centre specializing in addiction and mental health, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has long advocated for reform of Canada’s system of cannabis control. In 2014, CAMH released a Cannabis Policy Framework, which called for […]
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Read MoreA step closer to personalized medicine for intellectual disability: 26 novel genes identified
A step closer to personalized medicine for intellectual disability: 26 novel genes identified TORONTO, April 11, 2017 – Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Queen’s University have identified 26 new genes linked to intellectual disability. Currently most patients with intellectual disability receive no molecular diagnosis, which significantly affects their health […]
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Read MoreCaring for the Caregivers
Caring for the Caregivers New study shows benefits of Mindfulness for parents of adult children with developmental disabilities TORONTO, April 4, 2017 – When CAMH Clinician Scientist Dr. Yona Lunsky talks about the unique challenges faced by the parents of adult children with developmental disabilities, she uses the analogy of being on an airplane when […]
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Read MoreCAMH named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2017
CAMH named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2017 March 28, 2017 (Toronto) – For the seventh year in a row, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. “Promoting diversity has always been a core value at CAMH,” says Kim Bellissimo, VP of Human […]
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Read MoreBecoming tobacco-free is feasible, boosts safety in a mental health hospital, CAMH study finds
Becoming tobacco-free is feasible, boosts safety in a mental health hospital, CAMH study finds Staff and patient support increased, and adverse events declined after implementing a completely tobacco-free policy TORONTO, March 6, 2017 – A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) showed positive changes in attitudes and a reduction in […]
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Read MoreAnnouncing CAMH’s hospital transformation partner
Announcing CAMH’s hospital transformation partner TORONTO, March 3, 2017—CAMH is pleased to officially announce Plenary Health as our partner, to design, build, finance and maintain the next phase of the Queen Street Redevelopment Project–1C. This phase will see CAMH’s two signature hospital buildings proudly installed on Queen Street West, transforming care for patients, breaking down the stigma surrounding menCentre […]
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Read MoreNew study shows poorer health care for Ontarians living with serious mental illness and diabetes
New study shows poorer health care for Ontarians living with serious mental illness and diabetes TORONTO, March. 1, 2017 — In a new study published today in General Hospital Psychiatry, researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) have highlighted the urgent need for individuals […]
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Read MoreThe PARTNERs Project: A new approach to mental health care
The PARTNERs Project: A new approach to mental health care TORONTO, January 24, 2017 – WHAT: The PARTNERs project is 3-year study into the efficacy of a new and innovative model to expand mental health care to those who need it. The premise is simple – working with a network of about 150 family physicians […]
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Read MoreThe global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome
The global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome New CAMH study provides worldwide estimates of this preventable birth defect January 12, 2017 (TORONTO) – Worldwide, an estimated 119,000 children are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) each year, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows. The study, published in The […]
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