Information about CAMH for clients and families

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is one of the leading addiction and mental health organizations in North America, and Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

CAMH combines clinical care, research, policy development, education, health promotion and prevention to transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

If you would like help reviewing any of the information that we’ve provided here, please ask the CAMH staff who are working with you.

Welcome

• Welcome to CAMH
• Who we are
• Inpatient and outpatient programs

Your care

• You can expect quality care
• Interpreters
• Planning your care
• Beginning treatment
• A teaching hospital
• Your input is important
• Family

Your rights

• Your legal rights
• CAMH Bill of Client Rights
• CAMH Client Relations Service
• Empowerment Council
• Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Protecting your health information
• Accessing your health record

Additional information for inpatients

• Cost of treatment
• Rooms
• What to bring
• What not to bring
• Television
• Telephones, messages and mail
• Medication
• Money and valuables
• Passes
• Parking
• Visitors
• Recreation and leisure facilities
• Security
• Fire safety
• No smoking
• Laundry
• Meals and snacks
• Spiritual and religious services
• Dental care
• High-school education
• Discharge

Resources

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