CAMH Year in review

CAMH Foundation Annual Report 2005 - 2006

In 2005–2006, CAMH served a record number of people, with about four per cent more unique clients and nearly five per cent more outpatient visits than in the last fiscal year. Here are some highlights from the 2005–2006 CAMH Annual Report and CAMH Research Annual Report. To receive a copy of these reports, please call 416 535-8501 ext. 4250.

In 2005–2006:

• CAMH received the highest hospital accreditation standing possible in its assessment by the Canadian Council for Health Services Accreditation.
• In the client satisfaction survey, CAMH received good to excellent performance ratings from more than three-quarters of clients on the overall quality of care and services.
• CAMH researchers discovered a new variant of the gene that causes Rett syndrome, a debilitating disease that leaves people severely disabled and needing help with everyday living. The discovery has now been licensed as a test for the disorder and made available to the public.
• CAMH was awarded two prestigious Canada Research Chairs, bringing the total to six. Dr. John Cairney received his first award as a Canada Research Chair in Psychiatric Epidemiology, while Dr. Shitij Kapur’s Chair in Imaging Technologies in Human Disease and Preclinical Models was renewed for five years.
• CAMH researchers showed that antipsychotic drugs begin to improve the symptoms of psychosis within hours or days, rather than two or three weeks as generally assumed. This discovery, made possible by brain imaging and clinical data, is improving treatment and medication practices.
• CAMH opened the Centre for Prevention Science, which is pioneering approaches to prevent societal youth problems such as bullying.
• CAMH received a Green Toronto Award for its Sunshine Market Garden, located at the Queen Street site and operated in partnership with FoodShare. It involves clients in every aspect, from cultivation to sales.
• CAMH was selected for a global initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, along with 19 other treatment centres around the world. The initiative is designed to build capacity in treatment and rehabilitation in under-resourced countries.

  Dr. Shitij Kapur, Chair in Imaging Technologies in Human Disease and Pre-clinical Models, and CMAH's Chief of Research; Dr. John Cairney, Research Chair in Psychiatric Epidemilology. (Click picture to see larger image)	Representatives of 20 treatment centres around the world that are part of a global initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (Click picture to see larger image)

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