What is CAMH?

CAMH Foundation Annual Report 2005 - 2006

CAMH is Canada’s leading mental health and addiction teaching hospital, and is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

CAMH:

• provides outstanding clinical care for people with mental health and substance use problems
• conducts groundbreaking research, leading to new understanding and better addiction and mental health treatments  
• provides expert training to today’s and tomorrow’s health care professionals and scientists
• develops innovative health promotion strategies
• influences public policy at all levels of government.

Exceptional quality has won CAMH national and international recognition. We are proud to have earned Canada’s highest-level hospital accreditation and be a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

Each year, CAMH treats over 20,000 people, responds to over 400,000 hospital visits, trains thousands of health professionals including 25 per cent of Canada’s psychiatrists, and responds to over 60,000 requests for information. Partnering with local and global organizations, such as the United Nations, and with projects in close to 20 countries, CAMH plays an important role in advancing the understanding and treatment of mental illness and addiction worldwide.

As this year’s annual report shows, CAMH is making a difference. Whether it is a young person experiencing a first episode of psychosis, a senior with deteriorating memory or dementia, an adult with a substance use problem and depression, a child with a learning disability or anger management issue, or a person with a gambling problem or with schizophrenia – CAMH is transforming lives.

For information about CAMH services, call 1 800 463 6273

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