Research Program

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is the leading mental health and addictions research facility in Canada and one of the largest in the world. CAMH was founded in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Addiction Research Foundation, the Donwood Institute, and the Queen Street Mental Health Centre. We are a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, and a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Research at CAMH is an integrated part of the organization. We share CAMH’s vision, mission, and values, and we are committed to fulfilling our strategic goal to “Discover, Share and Apply New Knowledge.”

Our Research Program brings together:

• Four areas of scientific focus: Neuroscience; Clinical Research; Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research; and the PET Centre;
• Internationally recognized scientists, including five Canada Research Chairs and seven Endowed University Chairs and Professorships;
• State-of-the-art resources including wet lab and animal facilities, and a fully functioning Positron Emission Tomography (PET) facility with two sophisticated scanners and a cyclotron;
• A comprehensive library with collections in mental health, gambling and alcohol, tobacco and other drugs including 40,000 monographs, 280 current print journals, 1,600 electronic journals and books, and 2,000 videos;
• Extensive professional training opportunities;
• Specialized Research Operations staff (PDF only) encompassing a number of services areas that manage the day-to-day activities; and
• Province-wide networks of community program staff.

CAMH is also committed to collaboration with scientists, not only in our community but also across Canada, on timely and relevant research. In some instances, our research addresses global concerns related to mental health and addictions issues. Our staff work in partnership with industry, with CAMH scientific, clinical, and administrative staff, and with locally, nationally, and internationally recognized neuroscientists, clinical, and social scientists to promote and implement positive change in all facets of how people receive care.

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