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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 headlines below to read the full stories (external links):

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

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