Media and Events

CAMH in the Media

Coverage of CAMH mentions compiled by Public Affairs

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regularly provides expert information on addictions and mental health treatment, research, education and advocacy to the public through the media. Here are some recent samples of CAMH coverage. Click on the headline below to read the full story (external link):

Ontario cracking down on prescription pill abuse
The Globe and Mail – Friday, November 20

Ontario is moving to change the way opioids are prescribed and monitored. CAMH’s Peter Selby and Doug Gourlay provide comments.

 

Ont. looking to impose new rules to restrict OxyContin, other painkillers
Canadian Press – Thursday, November 19

Comments on this article are provided by Peter Selby and Jurgen Rehm who also comments on the findings of CAMH’s 2009 OSDUHS Report released earlier this week.

Other mentions: ctv.ca; macleans.ca; cp24.com; cayahoo.com; canadaeast.com (Moncton); kelownadailycourier.ca; medicinehatnews.com; kbsradio.com (Trail, BC); ezrock1049.com (Edmonton); amherstdaily.com;; cjfw.ca (Terrace, BC); therecord.com (Kitchener); cjob.com (Winnipeg); ezrock.com (Toronto); sunfm.com (Kelowna); newstalk1010.com (Toronto).

 

Major homelessness initiative will be launched next week
theguardian.pe.ca – Thursday, November 19

Dr. David Goldbloom, vice-chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada and Senior Medical Advisor at CAMH, was in Charlottetown Wednesday talking about the upcoming release of a national mental health strategy.

 

Teens and Drugs: A new survey by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health finds that the drugs of choice for many teens are found right at home.
CTV News (CFTO-TV): Lifetime with Monica Matys – Wednesday, November 18

Watch this clip and hear comments by CAMH’s Drug Information and Drug Use Evaluation Pharmacist Wende Wood http://watch.ctv.ca/news/health/lifetime-with-monica-matys/#clip237202

 

Teens & Prescription Drugs
globaltoronto.com: Family Health with Beatrice Politi – Thursday, November 19

Visit the above link and read the complete CAMH 2009 OSDUHS report, as well as tips for talking to your kids about substance abuse.

 

2009 OSDUHS Broadcasts (not available on-line)
Wednesday, November 18 & Thursday, November 19

CTV NEWS Toronto/Ottawa/Sudbury/Winnipeg; GLOBAL NEWS Toronto/Edmonton/Calgary; LE TELEJOURNAL ONTARIO (CBLFT-TV);TALK IT OVER (CFAX-AM), Victoria; CBC Radio Toronto/Sudbury/Ottawa; 680 NEWS (14:30) (CFTR-AM), Toronto

 

Fewer teens drinking, but 1 in4 now bingeing, survey says
The Globe and Mail – Thursday, November 19

Dr Robert Mann, Senior Research at CAMH comments on the results of CAMH’s 2009 OSDUHS report

 

Media Advisory - 2009 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey
Canada Newswire - Wednesday, November 11

To coincide with National Addiction Awareness Week, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) will release the results of the 2009 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) at a media conference on November 18.

 

Gifts of Light to Help Those Staying at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Over the Holidays
marketwire.ca – Wednesday, November 18

Spokesperson Valerie Pringle helps bring Gifts of Light to 600 people at CAMH

 

How to cope with increased anxiety about H1N1
healthblog.ctv.ca - Monday, November 16

CAMH's Dr. Katy Kamkar, a CTV health blogger discusses H1N1 anxiety.

 

Testing success
National Post - Monday, November 16

CAMH has been collecting data on teen drug use since 1977 through its annual Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey says Cindy Smythe a research analysist at CAMH’s London office.

 

Hooked: Canada’s painkiller problem
The Globe and Mail – Saturday, November 14

CAMH Drs. Curtis Handford; Jurgen Rehm and Doug Gourlay are featured in this Globe and Mail article related to Canada's “epidemic of chronic pain” and prescription opiate abuse

 

Methadone blues
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, November 14

Dr Doug Gourlay of CAMH comments on the fact that Canada trails other nations on treatments for painkiller addicts.

 

Ontario Government Spends $40 Million on Problem Gambling Awareness
Onlinecasino.org News - Wednesday, November 11

Nigel Turner, a scientist at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, believes that Ontario has one of the best problem gambling treatment programs in the country, due to its impressive funding.

 

Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
CBC Radio, Metro Morning - Monday, November 9 (Listen to broadcast)

Matthew Hogue is the program director of annual Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival which is screening in Toronto this week. He hopes it will make mental illness more comfortable topic of discussion.

 

CAMH & ’So You Think You Can Dance Canada’
CTV-TV - Sunday, October 25

Watch this video of Rex Harrington as he discusses his support for CAMH on the season finale of So You Think You Can Dance Canada

View video: http://sas-origin.OnstreamMedia.com/origin/centreforaddictionandmentalhealth/public_affairs/Rex Harrington -Think you can Dance.wmv

 

Docs rendezvous with madness
realscreen.com – Thursday, November 5

 

A Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Begins Tonight
blogto.com - Thursday, November 5

The 17th annual Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival unfurls tonight with the film Clara at 7pm. It's being presented at the new home of Workman Arts, 651 Dufferin Street (the former Equity Showcase Theatre).

 

17th annual Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
blogTO.com – Thursday, November 5

Rendezvous with Madness continues to revel in the mysteries of the mind, exploring the facts and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction. This year’s festival features several provocative films that focus on family….

 

Films from the funny farm
thestar.com - Thursday, November 5

The Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival has a serious focus – mental illness and addiction as depicted on the big screen – but there is still room for levity….

 

Schizophrenia fuels good detective yarn
jewishtribune.ca - Wednesday, November 4

Over My Dad’s Body, takes us deep into the heart of mental illness and will be screened on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. at the Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival

 

Workforce wellness investments improve production
canadianmanufacturing.com - Wednesday, November 4

“About 10 per cent of the working population in Canada has a mental disorder, which is responsible for about $17 billion in productivity losses each year.” says Dr. Carolyn Dewa, CAMH’s head of the Work and Well-Being Research and Evaluation Program

 

Parents must face sober facts on binge drinking
Toronto Star.- Saturday, October 31

Dr. David Wolfe, a London-based psychologist with CAMH, Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, advises parents on how to handle the topic of binge drinking with their college and university-aged kids.

 

Raising the bar 
The Expositor (Brantford) – Monday, October 19

Soc, psych, phil and a six pack; biology and a Bailey's. Are college students hitting the books as hard as the bars? "It's important for people to know the risks involved in a binge drinking pattern," says Dr. Robert Mann, a senior scientist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Other mentions: Toronto Sun; Ottawa Sun; Winnipeg Sun; The Intelligencer (Belleville); The Standard (St Catharines); The Daily Press (Timmins);The Whig-Standard (Kingston); Standard Freeholder (Cornwall); The Recorder and Times (Brockville); Vancouver 24 Hrs; Toronto 24 Hrs; The Sudbury Star; chealth.ca

 

Appointment Notice - Catherine Zahn, President and CEO, CAMH
The Globe and Mail - Wednesday, November 4

 

Asperger's parents resist name change
The Globe and Mail – Wednesday, November 4

Revisions to psychiatry’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are calling for the Asperger's diagnosis to be cut. CAMH’s Dr Leon Sloman, comments on the proposed changes

 

Medication options growing for schizophrenia patients
ctv.ca - Sunday, November 1

“New medications are not necessarily any more efficacious than conventional ones, but they have fewer side effects so they give doctors more options," says Dr. Joel Jeffries, a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health..

 

Mental-health groups look to emulate breast-cancer fundraising
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, October 31

“With breast cancer, people are running for their mothers, their sisters, their friends.  I would love to see that kind of groundswell for mental health” says Darrell Gregersen, president and chief executive officer of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation.

 

Mental health and the Canadian newcomer
digitaljournal.com – October 27

Stranger in a strange land: How does immigration impact on mental health? was the topic up for discussion at CIHR Café Scientifique IRSC which was  moderated by CAMH senior scientist Kwame McKenzie ..

 

Caring for the whole patient
The Globe and Mail - Friday, October 23

A new study led by CAMH’s Dr Russell Callaghan indicates that patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder aren't getting the general medical care that they need.

 

Healthy relationships keep teens safe: expert
thepeterboroughexaminer.com - Friday, October 23

“Teenagers who form healthy relationships are less likely to get involved with drugs, unsafe sex and violence” says Dr. David Wolfe, the RBC chairman in children's mental health at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

 

Madness' film fest has both pathos and levity
ctv.ca; maclean’s.ca – Monday, October 19

The 17th annual festival, which runs Nov. 5-14, is presented by Workman Arts, a non-profit organization that supports artists who receive mental health and addiction services

 

Park named for CAMH head Paul Garfinkel
insidetoronto.com – October 12

In a new park that bears his name, Dr. Paul E. Garfinkel said you will regularly spot him sitting on a bench and looking up to see the transformation of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) around him…

 

How Robert Munsch grabbed a lifeline
The Globe and Mail – Friday, October 9

“Getting treatment for bipolar disorder helped my creativity” says the popular author Robert Munsch. CAMH's Dr. David Goldbloom discusses creativity and mental illness in this article about Robert Munsch's struggle with bipolar disorder.

 

Program aims to ease return to work after mental health leave
healthblog.ctv.ca (by Katy Kamkar)Thursday, October 01

“Employer investment in high quality mental health care produces better outcomes and cost-savings than traditional disability management approaches” according to Dr. Ash Bender, Clinic Head of the Work, Stress and Health Program at CAMH.

 

City of Toronto and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health to name park in honour of Dr. Paul E. Garfinkel
Canada Newswire – Thursday, September 24

On Friday, September 25th Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone (Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina) will join Dr. Paul E. Garfinkel and representatives of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation for the official opening of Paul E. Garfinkel Park…

 

Casinos spend millions to make losers feel like winners
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, October 3

 

Program aims to ease return to work after mental health leave
healthblog.ctv.ca - Thursday, October 01

CAMH’s Dr. Katy Kamkar is a CTV health blogger. Read her latest blog on workplace health.

 

HEADS UP
SWAY Magazine - October, 2009

Kwasi Kafele is the director of corporate diversity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Based on international findings, it's likely depression rates are much higher in African Canadian women than in white women.

 

Less than 50 percent of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatment
medicalnewstoday.com - September 30

Other mentions: sciencenews.com, individual.com; canadianbusiness.com; sciencedaily.com

 

Study confirms higher risk of heart disease among people with schizophrenia compared to general population
individual.com; canadianbusiness.com - Wednesday, September 30

 

Gaining Independence: A class that teaches hope
The Globe and Mail - Friday, September 25

Read about CAMH's partnership with George Brown College and how the construction craft workers extended training program and assistant cook extended training program help people in recovery get back to work.

 

Job insecurity can lead to mental health problems
healthblog.ctv.ca - Friday, September 18

CAMH’s Dr. Katy Kamkar is a CTV health blogger.  Read her latest blog on the physical and mental effects associated with feelings of insecurity in the workplace.

 

ADHD study ties brain proteins to symptoms
The Globe and Mail - Friday, September 11

Umesh Jain, staff psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Child, Youth and Family program, said the research has broad implications beyond ADHD to "anything to do with impulse control."

 

Volunteering promotes good mental health for volunteers and clients
Hospital News - September 2009

Baking. Gardening. Swimming. Playing basketball and hosting special events. Sound like an agenda for a fun weekend? It’s actually a list of just some of the activities that volunteers do as part of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Corporate Volunteer Program.

 

Young smokers choosing contraband cigarettes
The Globe and Mail – Tuesday, September 8

About 13 per cent of Canadian high-school students who are daily smokers regularly smoke illegal cigarettes, creating a serious public health problem..

Other mentions: cbc.ca; canada.com; calgaryherald.com; news-medical.net; scienceblog.com; Vancouver Sun; Calgary Sun; Edmonton Sun; The London Free Press; The Sudbury Star; Toronto 24 Hours; The Whig-Standard (Kingston)

 

Some say slots gambling most addictive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Sunday, September 6

Any form of gambling is potentially addictive, but [slots] tend to be more addictive," said Nigel Turner, of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

 

Should you bike if you've been drinking?
The Globe and Mail – Thursday, September 3

It may seem safer to pedal home from the bar, but tipsy bikers are still putting their lives at risk..

 

Design & Health International Academy Award 2009
World Health Design Magazine - July 2009

Awarded for a mental healthcare facility where the operational need for supervision does not overwhelm the imperative to provide a civilizing and humane setting ….

 

Federal study to give homeless places to live
Canada.com - Tuesday, August 25

A new federal project will look at helping homeless people with mental illness in five cities across Canada reintegrate into society by giving hundreds of them places to live.  The participants will be selected next month, said research lead Dr. Paula Goering, who is also head of the Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

 

Nicotine levels in cars adds support for ban: Study
The Canadian Press, ctv.ca – Monday, August 24

Nicotine levels are "strikingly higher" in smokers' cars than in non-smokers' vehicles, and even exceed those found in public or private indoor spaces where tobacco use is allowed, a study has found. Dr. Peter Selby, clinical director of the addictions program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, said the research confirms what other studies have shown, that there is significant exposure to second-hand smoke in confined spaces -- and a car's no different.

Other mentions: Hamilton Spectator; The Daily Courier (Kelowna); Times-Herald (Moose Jaw); Winnipeg Free Press; The Lethbridge Herald; Amherst Daily News; Kamloops Daily News; Macleans.ca; Breitbart.com; Yahoo Canada; C-Health; medbroadcast.com; canadaeast.com

 

Depression in the workplace
healthblog.ctv.ca - Friday, August 21

CAMH's Dr. Katy Kamkar is a CTV health blogger. Read her latest entry about depression in the workplace.

 

Gay dropouts say street is only option
Toronto Star – Thursday, August 20

..Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Rainbow Program helped turn his life around.  “CAMH saved my life,”…

 

Education can prevent youth dating violence: Research
Canada.com – Monday, August 3
Other mentions: London Free Press; CBCK-FM (Kingston); CBQ-FM (Thunder Bay); CBCL-FM (London);CBCS-FM (Sudbury); scienceblog.com; mondernmedicine.com; thaindian.com; communications.uwo.ca

Dr. David Wolfe, from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, said preventing physical violence begins with educating elementary and high school students about relationships..

 

CAMH unveils art exhibit- Artist adapts style to fit materials
insidetoronto.com – Wednesday, July 15
Other mentions: The Parkdale-Liberty Villager

That's the crux of what lies behind Tested Mettle, Swinburne's new public commission located at The Paul Christie Community Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 1001 Queen St. W.

 

Snazzy cigarette packaging has consumers thinking the product is less lethal
Metro (Toronto) – Tuesday, July 28
Other mentions: Winnipeg Free Press

Roberta Ferrence, the Executive Director of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, housed within CAMH's Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research department, says, "It's misleading advertising, there are no healthier cigarettes."

 

Diabetic seniors taking antipsychotics face risks
ctv.ca – Tuesday, July 28
Other mentions: cbc.ca; winnipegfreepress.com, kamloopsnews.ca

Dr. Gary Remington, an expert in antipsychotics and schizophrenia at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, said the study "adds an important piece to the puzzle."

 

Stigma of mental illness remains a serious problem
healthblog.ctv.ca – Wednesday, July 22

Stigma of mental illness still a serious problem, writes Dr. Katy Kamkar, Work, Stress and Health Program, CAMH

 

Doctor makes difference in work return
upi.com – Wednesday, July 22

According to study author Dr. Carolyn Dewa of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, when family physicians work collaboratively with specialists, the result seems to benefit both the employee and the employer…

 

Is pedophilia a product of nature or nurture?
The Toronto Star – Friday, July 17

Is pedophilia hereditary? The truth is scientists don't know yet, said James Cantor, a psychologist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

 

Workplace depression: your co-worker needs your help
The Globe and Mail – Monday, July 13

Colleagues often don’t notice when a person is struggling with mental illness: Sufferers usually put on a brave front. “I don't think it's because they don't want to say anything. I think they just don't know what to say and they're afraid of making it worse,” says Carolyn Dewa, head of the Work and Well-being Research and Evaluation Program at CAMH

 

Canadian hospital pioneers new therapy for mentally ill
Globe and Mail – Wednesday, July 8

A Canadian psychiatric hospital will be the first in the world to use a combination of genetic testing and brain imaging to help determine the best course of treatment for patients with schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses…

 

Breakthrough could improve prescriptions
Canada.com – Wednesday, July 8

Researchers with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto said Tuesday they are "months away" from being able to personalize medical treatments for mentally ill patients by using genetics and brain imaging tests…

Other mentions: Ottawa Citizen;Canada.com; The Province; Calgary Herald;Canadian Business; Times Colonist (Victoria); Dose.ca; All Voices Online; E! Online; Science Daily; Global News Online; Edmonton Journal; The Leader Post (Regina); Montreal Gazette

 

New mental health research at CAMH
CBC Radio (ONTARIO TODAY) - Wednesday, July 8 (not available on-line)

Discussion with "Sylvain Houle, Director of the PET Centre at CAMH"
New research going on at Toronto's CAMH may put an end to all the experimenting mental health patients have to go through to find the right medication.  In a new world, getting better could start with the doctor taking a DNA sample from a mouth swab.

Other mentions: CFTR-AM, 680 News

 

HMV and CAMH working together to inspire change through education
newswire.ca – Monday, July 6

HMV and CAMH launch new partnership - The focus of the partnership is to increase public awareness and education about addiction and mental health issues specifically as they relate to younger Canadians...

 

Mental-health advocates hail $5-million Thomson donation
Globe and Mail – Monday, June 29

One of Canada's most prominent families has pledged $5-million to build the country's first inpatient centre to treat youth with co-occurring mental illness...

Other mentions: CFTR-AM, 680 News; Here & Now (CBL-FM) – interview with David Goldbloom, psychiatrist and medical advisor at CAMH

 

1 in 25 deaths worldwide linked to alcohol consumption: study
cbc.ca – Friday, June 26

One in every 25 deaths worldwide can be linked to diseases or injuries related to alcohol consumption, concludes this CAMH study, which equates the libation's burden of harm to that of smoking almost a decade ago…

Other mentions: ctv.ca; bbc.co.uk; cbsnews.com; usnews.com (Washington); OMNI News (South Asian edition); forbes.com;macleans.ca;time.com; newsmedical.net (Sydney);craegmoor.co.uk; nursingtimes.net; medicalnewstoday.com; metro.co.uk; metronews.ca; canada.com; visitbulgaria.info; Daily Mirror (London, UK); innovations-report.de (Germany); Hamilton Spectator; Winnipeg Free Press; Calgary Herald; Edmonton Sun; National Post; Metro (Toronto); Toronto Sun; Times Colonist (Victoria)  (as well as an additional 100+ mentions worldwide including media sources in Germany, Sweden, France and Nepal)

 

Transit workers often struggle with PTSD
healthblog.ctv.ca (Katy Kamkar, Work, Stress and Health Program, CAMH) – Friday, June 26

Being punched, spat on, choked, violently thrown out of the bus, threatened with death, head-butted in the mouth, having objects thrown onto face or body, having a gun pointed at the face…

 

Art on Wheels Nourishes a Hungry City
torontoist.com - Wednesday, June 24

A local Etobicoke business was the canvas for seniors from the Geriatric Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)…

 

Art-wrapped vehicles roll out 'art in unexpected places'
insidetoronto.com - Tuesday, June 23

He drew a block. She painted a bird. Art opened communication exponentially between Raymond Wong and his residential senior clients at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)…

Other mentions: Etobicoke Guardian; Toronto Star

 

Still battling the stigma
National Post (Paul Garfinkel, CAMH President and CEO) - Tuesday, June 16

One in five Canadians who face a serious mental health or addiction problem -- are still too invisible in our society because of the stigma associated with these problems…

 

Mental illness still stigmatized
Waterloo Region Record - Friday, June 12

"The reality is people don't visit," said Dr. David Goldbloom, a psychiatrist and medical adviser to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health ...

 

'SEE-ing' The Difference: Evaluation Shows $167 Million Investment Improves Community Mental Health System, But Many Still In Need
Medical News Today - ‎Friday, June 12

Led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)'s Dr. Paula Goering, SEEI is the culmination of nine research studies that explored the system...

Other mentions: genengnews.com; canadianbusiness.com

 

 Wanted: a plan for mental health
Toronto Star - Editorial – Monday, June 8
Toronto Star coverage of CAMH's recommendations for a mental health strategy as presented by President & CEO Paul Garfinkel to the Ontario Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction

 

ADHD: Regaining focus
Toronto Sun - Monday, June 8
Other mentions: Sudbury Star; Edmonton Sun; Winnipeg Sun; The Daily Press (Timmins); The Simcoe Reformer; The Sarnia Observer; The Welland Tribune; The Intelligencer (Belleville); The Sun Times (Owen Sound); North Bay Nugget; Peterborough Examiner; The Whig-Standard (Kingston)

Red Green, a 2009 CAMH Transforming Lives award recipient and CAMH psychiatrist and ADHD specialist Dr Umesh Jain discuss the prevalence of adult ADHD.

 

Kicking down barriers
Toronto Sun - Sunday, June 7

Peter Menzies, Clinical Head of Aboriginal Services at CAMH comments on the significance of Toronto's long-awaited aboriginal strategy.

 

CAMH awarded Fire Safety Award
canadianbusiness.com - Wednesday, June 3

 

Is the economy making you feel more stressed?
healthblog.ctv.ca - Wednesday, June 3

Katy Kamkar, Clinical Psychologist at the Work, Stress and Health Program and the Psychological Trauma Program at CAMH is CTV's newest health blogger. Her latest blog provides useful information and tips on coping with the day-to-day stress currently experienced by many of us.

 

50 reasons to love Toronto: No. 7- The asylum wall is coming down
Toronto Life - June 2009

WhiteOne of Toronto Life’s reasons to love Toronto is the redevelopment of CAMH.

 

From 'nut house' to 'gem,' with help from a Blue Jay
The Globe and Mail - Monday, June 1

 

When illness leads to prison, or worse
The Toronto Star - Friday, May 29

Dr. Howard Barbaree, Clinical Director of the Law and Mental Health Program at CAMH comments on the prison system and mental illness.

 

The road to recovery a long, painful process for female gamblers
insidetoronto.com - Tuesday, May 26 

 

Helping whole communities
Metro (Toronto) - Tuesday, May 26

Danielle Latulippe-Larmand, a psychiatric nurse for 25 years provides insight into a career helping the mentally ill - people she believes are the most marginalized within society.

 

Are we forgetting the importance of Employee Engagement in the workplace?
healthblog.ctv.ca - Friday, May 22

Katy Kamkar, Clinical Psychologist at the Work, Stress and Health Program and the Psychological Trauma Program at CAMH is CTV's newest health blogger. Read her first blog on engagement in the workplace.

 

Stigma often worse than the problem itself
The Toronto Star - Friday, May 22

 

Mandatory minimums: three good reasons why jail alone is a bad idea
The Globe and Mail- Monday, May 11

CAMH CEO & President Paul Garfinkel provides commentary on proposed mandatory minimums law for drug offences.

 

The Nightingale Awards
The Toronto Star – Saturday, May 9

CAMH congratulates nurses Frances Abela-Dimech, Ann Pottinger and Barbara Shelly for making the Torstar Nightingale honour roll.

 

Teens in crisis given a path out of the darkness
The Toronto Star - Friday, May 08

In the Toronto Star’s special mental health series students from CAMH’s REACH program are profiled.

 

Local woman to be honoured for fight against addiction
independentfreepress.com (Georgetown) - Thursday, May 07

 

Native students gain from program
lfpress.com – Wednesday, May 6

 

RBC recognizes Mental Health Week with $1.5 million commitment
finance.yahoo.com – Tuesday, May 5
Other mentions: canadianbusiness.com; nydailynews.com; investing.businessweek.com; foliomag.com

 

 Pug This City
torontoist.com - Monday, May 4

 

Overcoming schizophrenia and its stigma
The Toronto Star - Saturday, May 2

 

Shared care’ will help psych shortage
The Toronto Star - Saturday, May 2

 

Trick of the cards or of the mind?
The Toronto Star - Saturday, May 2

 

IGNORING mental health costly for all
The Toronto Star - Saturday, May 2

 

Survivor of awful adolescence wants to save others the pain
The Toronto Star - Saturday, May 2

 

Lives transformed
The Toronto Sun – Sunday, May 3

 

They fought mental illness and won
The Toronto Star - Sunday, May 3

 

Talking to Your Kids About Drugs
Today’s Parent - May 2009

Voting starts for Pug Awards
The National Post - Thursday, April 30

Managing the reality of mental illness in the office
nationalpost.com – Wednesday, April 29

 

“Swine-xiety”
CFTO-TV News  (Toronto) – Wednesday, April 29
Other mentions: CICI-TV News (Sudbury); CKPR-TV News (Thunder Bay)
(not available on-line)

 

Pulling together
mykawartha.com - Tuesday, April 21

 

Safe drinking measures
CIHF-TV Global News (Dartmouth, N.S.) – Friday, April 18 (not available on-line)

 

Public will have to think twice before having that next drink
The Sarnia Observer - Friday, April 17


Electronic smoking: miracle steam or pipe dream?
Parry Sound Beacon Star - Friday, April 10

 

Drug costs a deterrent to depression treatment
The Globe and Mail - Friday, April 10
Other mentions: Benefits & Pension Monitor Magazine; Canadian Insurance Magazine

 

rTMS for treatment resistant depression
Global TV News - Thursday, April 9

 

Couchiching set to launch survey on substance abuse
Fort Frances Times - Wednesday, April 8

 

When physical and mental health problems co-occur and money gets tight, guess which prescriptions don't get filled? (CAMH News Release)
sciencedaily.com - Tuesday, April 7
Other mentions: medicalnewstoday.com; canadianbusiness.com; webwire.com; ecolog.com; pharma-lexicon.com

 

CAMH scientist first psychiatrist to win Royal College Medal Award in Medicine (CAMH News Release)
medicalnewstoday.com - Tuesday, April 7
Other mentions: pharma-lexicon.com; genengnews.com

 

Tending to hearts and minds
The National Post – Sunday, April 5
Other mentions: Canada.com; thestarphoenix.com; ottawacitizen.com; edmontonjournal.com; windsorstar.com; montrealgazette.com; globaltv.com

 

Psychiatric illness and obesity: Recognizing the “Obesogenic” nature of an inpatient psychiatric setting
psychiatryonline.com – Wednesday, April 1

 

Understanding Ecstasy's danger
The National Post - Tuesday, March 31

 

Before peas, there are shoots
The Toronto Star - Monday, March 30

 

Gene tells soldier ants to beat Swords into ploughshares
physorg.com - Monday, March 30

 

Winners and Losers: The crack cocaine of government-run gambling
CTV-TV, W5 (National) - Saturday, March 28
Other mentions: ctv.ca; ctvbc.ctv.ca

 

Barroom aggression on rise
The Gazette (UWO) - Thursday, March 26

Niagara schools' policies on bullying match new law: Boards
niagarathisweek.com - Tuesday, March 24
Other mentions: Niagara This Week (Niagara Falls); Niagara This Week (Thorold)

 

CAMH offering magnetic treatment
The Medical Post - Tuesday, March 24 (not available on-line)


Just Visiting: Sir Roger Penrose
The Toronto Star - Monday, March 23

 

Photos come out of the shadows
The Standard (St. Catharines) - Monday, March 23

 

Economic Angst
The Hamilton Spectator - Saturday, March 21
Other mentions: winnipegfreepress.com  

 

Low To Moderate, Not Heavy, Drinking Releases 'Feel-good' Endorphins In The Brain
sciencedaily.com - Thursday, March 20
Other mentions: Calgary Herald; The Star Phoenix; Nanaimo Daily News; Windsor Star; Winnipeg Free Press; Times-Colonist (Victoria); Edmonton Journal; Leader Post (Regina); The Province (Vancouver); Ottawa Citizen; Montreal Gazette; espanol.yahoo.com; canada.com; physorg.com; about.com; lifescript.com; medicalnewstoday.com; pharma-lexicon.com; news-medical.net

 

When the LCBO speaks, it's not just the liquor talking
The Globe and Mail - Thursday, March 19

 

Chemical in alcohol can cause cancer: study
medicalnewstoday.com - Thursday, March 19
Other mentions: The Toronto Sun; Toronto 24 Hours; sciencedaily.com; eurekalert.org; upi.com; redorbit.com; pharma-lexicon.com; physorg.com; emaxhealth.com; news-medical.net; med-guru.com; cnews.canoe.ca; genengnews.com; foodconsumer.org; canadianbusiness.com; sciencelive.com; CIII-TV, Global (Ont.); CIHF-TV, Global (Nova Scotia); CITV-TV News, (Edmonton); CFTR-AM 680 News

 

Responsible drinking
Metro (Toronto) – Tuesday, March 17
Other mentions: Metro Ottawa; Metro Halifax; Metro Vancouver; Metro Edmonton; Metro Calgary; metronews.ca


Dealing with recession stress
Metro Toronto - Wednesday, March 11
Other mentions: Metro Ottawa; Metro Halifax; Metro Vancouver; Metro Edmonton; Metro Calgary; Times Colonist (Victoria)

 

Aboriginals get help fighting 'cultural pain'
The Medical Post - Tuesday, March 10


Rocker Matthew Good talks about depression struggle
ctv.ca - Monday, March 9
Other mentions: healthzone.ca;macleans.ca; news919.com; ezrock.com; kbsradio.ca; canadaeast.com; cjob.com; 570news.com; mjtimes.sk.ca;The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay)

 

How the mental health system failed Vince Li
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, March 7

 

Women Honoured
Soonews.ca - Friday, March 6
Other mentions: sootoday.com

 

Time change brings relief to SAD people
Niagarafallsreview.ca - Friday, March 6

 

The mentally ill who break the law deserve 'all mercy and humanity'
The Globe and Mail - Friday, March 6

 

Brewed Awakening
nowtoronto.com - Thursday, March 5

 

Binge Fest
The National Post - Friday, March 06

 

Recession depression
canada.com – Wednesday, March 04
Other mentions: The Ottawa Citizen; The Windsor Star; nanaimodailynews.com; calgaryherald.com

 

On-screen drinking drives viewers to the bottle, study finds
The Globe and Mail - Wednesday, March 04
Other mentions: thestar.com; chealth.ca; medbroadcast.com; breitbart.com; canadaeast.com; lethbridgeherald.com; ca.yahoo.com; brandonsun.com; medicinehatnews.com; metronews.ca; 680news.com; cjad.com

 

She's on a flight from Freud
nationalpost.com - Tuesday, March 3

 

At the base of 'a lightning rod'
The Ottawa Citizen - Monday, March 2

 

Methadone Saves Lives campaign builds much-needed awareness of methadone maintenance treatment
Hospital News - March 2009

 

Focus on alcohol abuse: the role of the pharmacist
Pharmacy Practice (Toronto) - March 31, 2009 (Not available on-line)

 

Hot and bothered
The Globe and Mail – Saturday, February 28

  

Addressing mental health issues related to recession
Metro Morning (CBL-FM) – Thursday, February 26 (Not available on-line)

  

Alternative rehab: rTMS - a new treatment for severe depression
Canada AM – CTV News - Thursday, February 26

 

Mental illness at work: a go-to guide for managers
Benefits Canada (Toronto) Magazine - February 28, 2009 (Not available on-line)

 

Parkinson's sufferers lack addictive personality
Montreal Gazette – Wednesday, February 25
Other mentions: canada.com; leaderpost.com; edmontonjournal.com; calgaryherald.com

  

Canadian youth rate online safety as a top concern, but many still engage in risky online behaviour, report finds
cnnmoney.com - Wednesday, February 25
Other mentions: finance.yahoo.com; reuters.com

 

More bullying, more bullies online
Mississauga News - Wednesday, February 25

 

Deeper issues involved in video game addictions
Stayner Sun - Wednesday, February 25
Other mentions: simcoe.com; e-channelnews.com

 

Parents get lesson in teenage depression
Oakville Beaver - Wednesday, February 25

 

Topping the alcohol charts
saobserver.net - Tuesday, February 24

 

Genetic risk for suicide linked to child abuse
The Globe and Mail; – Tuesday, February 24
Other mentions: medbroadcast.com; parentcentral.ca

 

Childhood abuse can alter genetic profile, raising suicide risk: study
The Canadian Press (News Release) – Sunday, February 23
Other mentions: The Globe and Mail; The Toronto Star; medbroadcast. com; canadaeast.com; cbc.ca; chroniclejournal.com; thespec.com; edmontonsun.com; chealth.ca; ctv.ca montrealgazette.com

 

Dinner guest is mental health expert
Oakville Beaver - Saturday, February 21, 2009

 

Respiratory therapy and smoking cessation: Are we doing our part?
Canadian Society of  Respiratory Technologists (Journal) – Winter 2008 (Not available on-line)

 

What makes you happy?
TVO-TV, The Agenda – Tuesday, February 17 (Not available on-line)

 

Researchers struggle as Ottawa scales back funding
The Globe and Mail - Tuesday, February 17

 

Chain of Command
The Toronto Star - Wednesday, February 11

  

Marijuana, cocaine enhance sexual experience
gazette.uwo.ca  - Wednesday, February 11

 

Depression front-runner
The Medical Post - Tuesday, February 10

 

Transforming Lives Awards
CBL-FM, Metro Morning – Monday, February 9 (Not available on-line)
Other mentions: CFTR-AM, 680 News

 

Brain Rewiring
Maclean’s – Monday, February 9

 

OxyContin addiction
Le Telejournal CBLFT-TV (Ontario) & CBOFT-TV (Ottawa) – Monday, February 9 (Not available on-line)

 

Work the blues away
The Vancouver Province – Monday, February 9
Other mentions: Canada.com/calgaryherald; Petrolia Topic; Le Regional (Hawkesbury)

 

Helping to put mental illness on ice 
The Toronto Sun – Sunday, February 8

 

Ontario police arrest 31 in massive child-porn bust
The National Post – Friday, February 6
Other mentions: Canada.com/globaltv

 

Stabbing victim pleased over sentence
The Toronto Sun - Friday, February 6

 

Activists envision crops along Gardiner
The Toronto Star - Friday, February 6

 

Internet addiction to be discussed at CCI February 19
The Enterprise Bulletin (Collingwood) – Friday, February 6

 

Effect of current economic state on individual health
CFTO-TV, CTV News – Thursday, February 5 (Not available on-line)

 

S.A.D.
Simcoe.com - Thursday, February 4

 

Unthinkable act leaves behind unspeakable hurt
The Globe and Mail - Wednesday, February 4

 

Criteria for discharge, in the case of a hospitalization for schizophrenia
SZ Magazine – Winter 2009 (Not available on-line)

 

Are the winter blues real?
research.utoronto.ca - Tuesday, February 3

 

The Debate: Disorder on the Couch
TVO-TV, The Agenda (Ontario) – Monday, February 2 - video

 

 

Ten years of transforming lives
hospitalnews.com - February 2009 issue

 

Seeing healthcare through green coloured glasses
hospitalnews.com - February 2009 issue

 

My life in rehab
Flare (Toronto) – February, 2009 (Not available online)

 

Crazy talk
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, January 31

 

Health plan funds killer drug
The Toronto Star - Saturday, January 31, 2009
Other mentions: The Hamilton Spectator; mapinc.org

 

Research: Changing patterns in opioid addiction
Canadian Family Physician - Vol. 55, No. 1, January 2009

 

The colour pink and gender identity
CBC-R, The Current (National) - Thursday, January 29 (Not available on-line)

 

A tormented soul is free to fly
Chinese News - Thursday, January 29 (Not available on-line)

 

How to relieve SAD
The Hamilton Spectator - Thursday, January 29

 

Exercise relieves stress and depression
CFRB-AM, Toronto At Noon - Wednesday, January 28 (Not available on-line)

 

Methadone clinic in Peterborough
CHEX-TV, News (Peterborough) - Tuesday, January 27

 

Dual diagnosis
The Globe and Mail - Tuesday, January 27

 

Youth convicted of Lemieux murder to be sentenced in March
The Sudbury Star - Tuesday, January 27

 

Party drug “purepill” poses serious health risks
CBC-TV News (National & Montreal) – Monday, January 26 (Not available online)
Other mentions: yukon-news.com; mapinc.org; mdlinx.com

 

Discussion: ADD/ADHD
CP24-TV (Toronto) - Monday, January 26 (Not available online)

 

SAD state of affairs
The Toronto Sun – Monday, January 26
Other mentions: The Observer (Sarnia); The Ottawa Sun; The Winnipeg Sun; Ottawa 24 Hours; Toronto 24 Hours; The Calgary Sun; The Edmonton Sun; chealth.ca; northernnews.ca; The Sentinel Review (Woodstock); The Expositor (Brantford); The Sault Star; The North Bay Nugget; The London Free Press; The Standard (St. Catharines); The Chatham-Kent Citizen

 

CAMH partnership helps break the cycle of addiction and incarceration
Hospital Perspectives (OHA) – Monday, January 26 (Not available online)

 

Laser smoking cessation therapy
CHBC-TV Kelowna; Global News Ontario – Friday, January 23 (Not available online)

 

The hidden epidemic: oxycontin abuse
CTV News Sudbury – Friday, January 23 (Not available online)

 

What do women want?
New York Times - Thursday, January 22

 

Province should fund alcohol education
The Independent (Kincardine); The Walkerton-Herald Times; Shoreline Beacon (Port Elgin) - Wednesday, January 21

 

How to succeed in 2009: Don’t quit trying to quit
The Midland Mirror - Wednesday, January 21

 

Eye colour, schizophrenia not all in the genes
Toronto Star - Monday, January 19, 2009

 

New brochure available “Partying and getting drunk”
northumberlandview.ca - Monday, January 19

 

CAMH study reveals that heritability may not be linked to DNA
sciencedaily.com - Sunday, January 18, 2009
Other mentions: genengnews.com; huliq.com; physorg.com; redorbit.com; medicalnewstoday.com; diariosandiego.com; therapeuticsdaily.com; tmc.net; labcanada.com; news-medical.net

 

2009 Transforming Lives Awards
CFOS-AM, Georgian Bay Today (Owen Sound), The Annex Guardian; Beach-South Riverdale Mirror; City Centre Mirror; insidetoronto.com – Friday, January 16, 2009 (Not available online)

 

Community is key to care
Toronto Star - Friday, January 16

 

Immigration policy – are programs delivering?
Toronto Star - Thursday, January 15

 

Infrastructure Ontario announces short list of teams to bid on CAMH project
Daily Commercial News (Toronto) - Thursday, January 15
Other mentions: Project Finance Magazine

 

Program dealing with violent customers could be made mandatory
Toronto Community News – Wednesday, January 14
Other mentions: North York Mirror (Toronto); The Bloor West Villager; The Annex Guardian

 

Time to draw a new line for drunk drivers
The Toronto Sun - Wednesday, January 14
Other mentions: The Calgary Sun; The Ottawa Sun; The Sudbury Star; The Calgary Sun; The Edmonton Sun; The Winnipeg Sun; The Welland Tribune, Northern News (Kirkland Lake); The Daily Observer; portagedailygraphic.com; ; The London Free Press

 

CAMH offers treatment to help smokers butt out
The Bloor West Villager - January 13, 2009
Other mentions: The Annex Guardian; insidetoronto.com

 

CAMH training seminar deals with issues of sexual orientation and gender identity
Toronto Community News – Tuesday, January 13
Other mentions: The Bloor West Villager; The Annex Guardian (Toronto)

 

Lowering the blood alcohol level to .05 would save lives
The Toronto Sun - Tuesday, January 13
Other mentions: CJNI-FM Halifax (not available online)

 

Five named to Order of Canada
The Bulletin, University of Toronto - Tuesday, January 13

 

What happens in the brain when we are happy
TVO-TV, The Agenda – Tuesday, January 13 (not available online)

 

FOCUS concerned about funding: Editor
The Sun Times (Owen Sound) - Monday, January 12

 

CAMH announces next phase in its STOP Study
CP24-TV – Monday, January 12, 2009; CHAM-AM Hamilton – Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (not available online)
Other mentions:; North Bay Nugget; Barrie Advance; Orillia Packet; Blenheim News Tribune; Bradford W. Gwillimbury Times; The Harrow News; Canadian Business News; The New Tecumseth Times (Beeton); Stratford City Gazette; Waterloo Chronicle; The Ignace Driftwood; Rainy River Record; The Stayner Sun; Le Journal de Cornwall; The City Center Mirror (Toronto); The Simcoe Reformer; CJTT-FM, News (New Liskeard)

 

A pretty pill with an ugly side
Toronto Star - Friday, January 9
Other media: Stimulant pills provide energy, but come with possible side effects and risk - Waterloo Region Record; The Hamilton Spectator; The Chronicle Journal (Thunder Bay); The Penticton Herald; Medicine Hat News; Stratford Beacon Herald; The Recorder and Times (Brockville); timestranscript.canadaeast.com; The London Free Press

 

Mixed drinks
Canadian Family (T.O.) Magazine - January 2009 (not available online)

 

Mental Illness and the public
Toronto Star - January 6, 2009

 

Medications and methods to help quit smoking
CBC Radio - January 6, 2009 (not available online)
Other mentions: City TV Winnipeg

 

Addicts find a better way
The Hamilton Spectator - Monday, January 5

 

Kicking an addiction and when is intervention appropriate?
Global News Toronto - January 1, 2009 (not available online)
Other mentions: Global Edmonton, Global Calgary, CHCA-TV Red Deer

 

Mental Health advocate named to Order of Canada
The Globe and Mail - December 31, 2008

 

Help for Hangovers
Global News Toronto - December 30, 2008 (not available online)
Other mentions: CHEK6-TV Victoria, CFJC-TV Kamloops, CKMI-TV Montreal, 

 

Feeling Frazzled? Tips To Reduce Holiday Stress
CityNews.ca - December 24, 2008
Other mentions: CBC National News

 

Putting a price on safety
The Globe and Mail - December 24, 2008

 

New rates of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders: study
December 18, 2008
Media mentions: psychcentral.com, medicalnewstoday.com, eurekalert, nationtalk.ca, accessibilitynews.ca, Epoch Times

 

Slowing economy causing more people to suffer from stress
CBC TV - December 16, 2008 (not available online)

 

Gay, lesbian, bisexual teens face high pregnancy risk
CTV.ca - December 16, 2008

 

Pre-drinking a sign of "new culture of intoxication?"
December 15, 2008
Media mentions: Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Observer, Hamilton Spectator, Newspostonline, news-medical.net, nursingpractice.com, CHQR-AM Calgary, CKGL-AM Kitchener, CHEX 2 TV Oshawa, CJOB AM Winnipeg, CFRB AM Toronto

 

Holiday Hangover
CBC TV - December 14, 2008 (not available online)

 

CAMH programs on the move
Parkdale Liberty Villager - December 9, 2008

 

Tragic legacy, historic apology
Toronto Sun - December 8, 2008

 

Fight addiction with attention
National Post - December 6, 2008

 

Womb gay
Bioethics Forum - December 4, 2008

 

Opioid addiction subject of film screening, panel discussion
Burlington Post - December 3, 2008

 

Mental illness carries stigma in small towns
Northumberland News - December 3, 2008

 

Drinking and Partner Violence – what’s the connection?
December 2, 2008
Media mentions: Amherst Daily News

 

CAMH Corporate Volunteer program-Therapeutic Recreation Week Sports Challenge
Now Toronto - December 2, 2008

 

Holiday blues
The Canadian Immigrant - December 2, 2008

 

La lutte contre le tabac nuit aux schizophrènes
Cyberpresse.ca - November 30, 2008

 

Challenges of parenting teens discussed in Belleville
Community Press Online - November 30, 2008

 

Darrell Gregersen: She's got the toughest job in Toronto fundraising
The Globe and Mail - November 29, 2008

 

Addiction/Mental Health support
Flamborough Review - November 28, 2008

 

Waiting for the visitors who never come
The Globe and Mail - November 27, 2008

 

All bets are off
Winnipeg Sun - November 27, 2008

 

Financial stress leads to crisis on the home front
The Globe and Mail - November 24, 2008

 

Now you can blame those extra pounds on the 'ice age' gene
The Globe and Mail - November 22, 2008

 

Gifts to end the silent treatment
Toronto Star - November 20, 2008
Other mentions: Toronto Sun, National Post, CBC Radio One, 820 AM Talk Radio Hamilton

 

Gift of a goat can change lives for villagers in the Sahara
Toronto Star - November 20, 2008

 

Discrimination Eats Away at You – and Increases your chance of Mental Illness
The Globe and Mail - November 19, 2008

 

Not enough doctors to care for seniors: MD
St. Catharines Standard - November 17, 2008

 

Presenting solutions for holiday anxiety
Town Crier Online - November 13, 2008
Other mentions: Vaughan Today

 

Valerie Pringle named spokesperson for CAMH’s Gifts of Light
November 10, 2008
Media mentions: Inside TorontoTandem Online Magazine

 

The good, the bad and the ugly: Modern Myths and Realities About Mental Illness
November 6, 2008
Mention: Canadian Club (video)

 

Surprising study on connection between anxiety or depression and gastrointestinal problems
Maclean's - November 6, 2008

 

Canadian film to open Rendezvous with Madness 2008
November 6, 2008
Media mentions: The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, L'Express, Now Toronto, Eye WeeklyJewish Tribune

 

Region offering smokers a helping hand in kicking the habit
St. Catharines Standard - November 4, 2008
Other mentions: Welland Tribune, Huntsville Forester, Orillia Packet, Waterloo Record, Midland Free Press, Waterloo Chronicle 

 

New Gene Discovered For New Form Of Intellectual Disability
Vivnews - November, 2008

 

Mental healthcare of asylum-seekers and refugees
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment - November 2008

 

Treatment Seeking Among Ontario Problem Gamblers: Results of a Population Survey
Psychiatryonline.org - November 2008

 

A Boy's Life
The Atlantic - November 2008

 

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