CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
Two New Artificial Intelligence Scientists Join CAMH
CAMH continues to strengthen its leadership in brain science and the responsible development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health care with the addition of two new scientists. Drs. Fiona Coutts and Ariel Rokem, whose work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, data science, and clinical care, have joined one of Canada’s largest and most active computational mental health research ecosystems through the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics (KCNI).
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Bridging the Gap: Supporting Recovery at the Intersection of Mental Healthcare and Justice
CAMH's Forensic Psychiatry Division aims to change this paradigm and shape the future of forensic care. The specialized program provides comprehensive care and services for people with serious forms of mental illness who have come into contact with the law, bringing together scientists, stakeholders, and multi-disciplinary partners from across Ontario.
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CAMH’s response to the Recommendation of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to Indefinitely Delay the Inclusion of Mental Illness as a Sole Underlying Condition for MAiD
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) supports the proposed recommendation of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) to indefinitely delay the inclusion of mental illness as a sole underlying condition for MAiD. Over the past number of years, CAMH has made several submissions to government committees related to MAiD and mental illness, all of which have raised concerns about the proposed expansion. The three principal concerns are:
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Research Today Improves Recovery Tomorrow
YouthCan IMPACT is providing young people with mental health services in their communities.
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Expanding and Adapting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
CAMH is working with Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, led by Notisha Massaquoi, to bring mental health services to racialized women.
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Collaborating to Connect More People to Care
Dr. Allison Crawford and Dr. Renee Linklater co-lead the ECHO Ontario First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness.
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CAMH Responds to the Opioid Crisis
CAMH pharmacists like Tianna Costa are on the front lines of the opioid crisis, providing face-to-face education in how Naloxone works.
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CAMH Online Course Reducing Stigma Around the World
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Taking a "Big Picture" View of Mental Illness
Dr. Etienne Sibille, Campbell Family Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and Deputy Director of the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at CAMH, has shown there are genetic differences in depression between men and women.
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Phenomenal Philanthropy
CAMH and CAMH Foundation | Annual Report | 2017–2018
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Closing the Gaps in Care
Celebrating the announcement of the Azrieli Centre for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Mental Health.
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