CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. We believe that #MentalHealthIsHealth
- It’s #NationalNursingWeek! CAMH mental health nurses provide dedicated care & selfless service every single day. But mental health nursing is often misunderstood, so we’re setting the record straight, dispelling common myths about #mentalhealth nursing. #MentalHealthNursing
- Happy #NursingWeek to all the extraordinary #nurses at CAMH and across #Canada. ⚕️👩👨 Nurses embody the vision of #MentalHealthIsHealth through their excellence, compassion and dedication to providing the best possible patient care. #CNA2025 #NursingWeek2025 #NationalNursingWeek
- Our Virtual Urgent Care Clinic offers people in #Toronto aged 16+ convenient, confidential, same-day virtual #mentalhealth support using a computer, smartphone or tablet. No waiting rooms. No commuting. ⬇️BOOK: camh.ca/en/patients-... #UnmaskingMentalHealth
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- CAMH senior scientist Dr. Jürgen Rehm co-led a study examining Lithuania’s increase in #alcohol tax & its impact in reducing health inequalities & strengthening the economy. This study offers lessons for #Canada as #alcohol harms rise. MORE: camh.ca/en/camh-news...
- Don't let myths and stigma around #mentalhealth prevent you from seeking help for yourself or a loved one By embracing honesty and vulnerability, we open the door to deeper connections and the mental health benefits that come with it. #MentalHealthWeek #UnmaskingMentalHealth
- Today is #RedDressDay. CAMH staff honoured & mourned the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls & two-spirit peoples. It's a reminder of the injustices First Nations, Métis & Inuit still face and the work that must continue to end this ongoing crisis. #MMIWG2S
- It’s #MentalHealthWeek! Living with mental health or addiction challenges is hard enough; masking them for fear of stigma makes it even harder. Throughout the week, we’ll share CAMH resources and initiatives shaped by people’s lived experience of mental health and addiction.
- We’re excited to welcome Dr. Tara Burra as our new Medical Director of Quality, Experience, and Safety! With a passion for patient-centred care & system improvement, she’s dedicated to fostering a safer, more connected care experience for all. MORE: www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
- This #NationalVolunteerWeek, we met with Jim to discuss the CAMH Corporate Volunteer Program, which provides opportunities for patients to interact with employees from other organizations in fun activities - this week was #basketball! Learn more & apply! www.camh.ca/en/get-invol...
- We’ve partnered with Reena and Surrey Place to help Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients with dual diagnoses move from hospital to supportive #housing. We met with health care partners to strengthen care pathways and better meet client needs. MORE: www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
- 📣 It's Patient and Family Experience Week at CAMH! We're celebrating the vital role patients & families play in shaping compassionate, recovery-oriented care. Head to camh.ca/patientfamilyweek to learn more and attend! #MentalHealthIsHealth #PatientExperience #PFEW2025
- We’re thrilled to celebrate Lori Spadorcia, SVP of Public Affairs & Partnerships, who has received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her contributions towards advancing #mentalhealth & Indigenous advancement initiatives to shape a more compassionate society. Congrats, Lori! 🎉
- Congratulations to Dr. Tania Tajirian and her team for receiving the Canadian College of Health Leaders’ Award of Excellence in Mental Health and Addictions Quality Improvement, co-sponsored by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and @ccsacanada.bsky.social! 🎉 MORE: cchl-ccls.ca/news_article...
- ⚠️Starting Monday, April 21st, Queen Street West will be reduced to 1 lane in each direction from White Squirrel Way to Spadina Ave. for essential #TTC track repairs. If you have questions or concerns about this closure, please email redevelopment.feedback@camh.ca.
- Congrats to Dr. Gillian Strudwick, Scientific Director of the CAMH Digital Innovation Hub, for being named one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 40 in Life Sciences! 🎉 Gillian’s leadership in digital #MentalHealth is transforming care. MORE: www.top20under40lifesciences.com/winners-2024...
- On #WorldHealthDay and every day, we recognize the close link between mental & physical health. Nowhere is this more evident than by witnessing the devastating toll of #climatechange & the #mentalhealth impacts of these more frequent events. MORE: www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
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- On average, women are diagnosed 2 years later than men across over 1300 disorders. Scientific Lead for CAMH #womenmind™, Dr. Liisa Galea, joined the Canadian Psychological Association to discuss the importance of studying women's #mentalhealth. 🔊LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/4wKu...
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- #Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have become popular in treating type-2 diabetes and for their weight-loss effects. CAMH VP of Education @SanjSockalingam joined The Agenda to discuss what we know about these drugs and how they work. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMG3...
- The Canada Research Chairs Program aims to make #Canada a top country in #research. Our own @Drhaclarke has been awarded a Canada Research Chair for his research in chronic pain, #mentalhealth, and substance use. Congratulations, Dr. Clarke! 🎉 ⬇️MORE: www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/media-medias...
- ⚠️ROAD CLOSURE⚠️ Starting Thursday, March 20th, 2025, White Squirrel Way will be closed from Queen Street to Stokes Street so that the City of Toronto can complete work on a new storm sewer line. There will be signage to direct vehicles.
- Starting 🚨TODAY🚨, masking will be welcome but not required for CAMH patients, visitors, staff and volunteers in patient care areas. If you would like a CAMH employee or volunteer to wear a mask when they interact with you, please let them know!
- A joint study w/ @icesontario.bsky.social Ontario found #trans and gender diverse (TGD) people hospitalized for psychiatric care were less likely to receive follow-up care. CAMH psychiatrist Dr. June Lam discussed improving the hospital experience for TGD people. ⬇️MORE: camh.ca/en/camh-news...
- Congrats to CAMH scientist Dr. Laura Sikstrom for being awarded the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Rising Star Award in Health Services & Policy! ⭐ Dr. Sikstrom’s cutting-edge research will rethink #AI’s role in psychiatric violence risk assessment.
- CAMH mindfulness expert Sue Hutton spoke with the Toronto Star about how virtual mindfulness programs for caregivers are helping them learn how to cope with their feelings of depression, loneliness and frustration. MORE: www.thestar.com/sponsored-se...
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- A joint study with ICES found that trans and gender-diverse (TGD) people hospitalized for psychiatric care were less likely to receive follow-up care. These findings suggest that transphobia is discouraging people from seeking care & offers ways to improve the hospital experience for TGD people.
- ∼1/5 pregnant/postpartum people face #depression & #anxiety, yet <10% get treatment. A Nature Medicine study from The SUMMIT Trial led by CAMH's Dr. Daisy Singla shows trained non-specialists can deliver talk therapy as effectively as in-person care. MORE: www.camh.ca/en/camh-news...
- We marked #BlackMentalHealthWeek by gathering to celebrate $4.4M from Health Canada’s Youth Mental Health Fund. MORE: camh.ca/en/camh-news...
- 🚨 Tune in TONIGHT! 🚨 Our very own Dr. Juveria Zaheer, Medical Head of the Emergency Department, is competing in the FINALS of the #Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament! 🏆✨ We’re cheering you on, Juveria! 🎉📺
- Congratulations to Dr. Liisa Galea, Treliving Family Chair in Women's Mental Health & the Scientific Lead for CAMH's #womenmind™, on being recognized as one of the 2025 Top 25 Women of Influence+ for her global leadership in driving change & #research in women’s #brain health.
- ⏰Only 3 more days! ⏰ Join us in celebrating #BlackMentalHealthWeek with a virtual panel discussion on March 6, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM focused on the importance of modelling #leadership through #joy, #mentalwellness, and collective #empowerment. ⬇️MORE: www.eventbrite.com/e...
- As we celebrate #NutritionMonth, we reflect on our partnership between our Therapeutic Neighbourhood and @GBcollege's Culinary Arts Program, which provides #culinary training to CAMH patients - empowering them to put their new skills to use! 🍇🥑🍞 #NourishtoFlourish
- Join us in celebrating #BlackMentalHealthWeek with a virtual panel discussion on March 6, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM. This discussion will focus on the importance of modelling #leadership through #joy, #mentalwellness, and collective #empowerment. ⬇️MORE: www.eventbrite.com/e...
- Today marks #PinkShirtDay against all forms of #bullying. 💕 Today and every day, we choose kindness, promote #inclusion and lift each other up. Together, we can raise awareness of the harms caused by bullying and foster improved youth #mentalhealth. #LetKindnessGrow
- 🕵️Clue: The Medical Head of our Emergency Department once advanced to the #Jeopardy Finals and is set to appear in the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament quarterfinals on February 27! ✅Answer: Who is Dr. Juveria Zaheer? 📺Tune in to Jeopardy this Thursday to once again cheer on Juveria!
- After alcohol, #cannabis is the most commonly detected substance in people injured while driving. CAMH scientist Dr. Patricia Di Ciano welcomed @globalnews.ca.web.brid.gy for a tour of one of our state-of-the-art driving simulators being used to assess the impacts of cannabis use on driving.
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- Thank you for joining us at Love Your Brain: A Galentine’s Gathering on Women’s Brain Health this week! Our expert panel explored key hormonal transitions—puberty, pregnancy, postpartum & menopause—and their impact on #brain health.
- Women's research remains underrepresented in scientific studies. That's why CAMH womenmind™ is committed to closing the gender gap in research with 30+ grants & awards distributed to advance women in science and research 💜. MORE: www.camh.ca/en/get-invol... #IDWGIS2025
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