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CAMH in the Media - November 2009The 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):
CAMH’s Director of Corporate Diversity Kwasi Kafele is profiled- “He exudes authority and serenity – a man at ease with himself and on a mission to liberate people of African descent from the lingering effects of colonization and its modern manifestations...”
Ontario cracking down on prescription pill abuse 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 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 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 & Prescription Drugs 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) 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 Dr Robert Mann, Senior Research at CAMH comments on the results of CAMH’s 2009 OSDUHS report
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. 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
Gifts of Light to Help Those Staying at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Over the Holidays Spokesperson Valerie Pringle helps bring Gifts of Light to 600 people at CAMH
How to cope with increased anxiety about H1N1 CAMH's Dr. Katy Kamkar, a CTV health blogger discusses H1N1 anxiety.
Testing success 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 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 Dr Doug Gourlay of CAMH comments on the fact that Canada trails other nations on treatments for painkiller addicts.
Media Advisory - 2009 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey 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.
Ontario Government Spends $40 Million on Problem Gambling Awareness 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 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.
Docs rendezvous with madness
A Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Begins Tonight 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 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 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 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 “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
Appointment Notice - Catherine Zahn, President and CEO, CAMH
Asperger's parents resist name change 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 “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..
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