At the Centre

A quarterly publication of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Letter from Gail Czukar, Executive Vice President of Policy and Planning
As the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health approached its fifth anniversary last year, the Board of Trustees felt it was an appropriate time to review and reflect on its progress and consider where the organization should be heading in the future. When CAMH developed its first strategic directions in 1998, four different organizations were just starting out on this journey together.
Supporting Others
It's early Tuesday evening. John's alone in his house because his wife and young son recently left him. He starts to drink... again, and then decides to call a new service he heard about. He tells the person on the other end of the line about his situation. He says he really wants to make positive changes in his life, like going to AA...
News Highlights at the Centre
- The Krembil Family Epigenetics Lab Opens
- Pilot Treatment Program Established in Sault Ste. Marie
- New Municipal Alcohol Policy Guide
- International Development Grant
- Work and Substance Use Seminars
- PREGNETS - a Toolkit
- Dual Diagnosis Program Clinical Director Recognized
Site Speak
Over the past several months, CAMH has been proceeding with the plans and consultations for the Queen Street site redevelopment. An exercise looking at the day-in-the life of clients, family members and staff was used to look at the relationship between the programming activities and the facility layout for the six- storey core bed buildings.

Letter from Patrick Smith, Vice President, Clinical Programs
As we celebrate five years marked by many accomplishments, the organization is entering a new stage in its development and its focus. Having all of the addiction and mental health services working together in one portfolio will undoubtedly enhance our ability to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families affected by addiction and mental illness...
Student Drug Use Survey Results: Usage is Up and Down
Ontario adolescents, or more specifically, students in Grades 7 to 12, are once again under the microscope of Ed Adlaf, CAMH Research Scientist and Associate Professor, University of Toronto, in the 2003 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey (OSDUS). He and his colleagues have surveyed this group every two years since 1977, to analyze trends for short term (since 1999) and long-term drug use...
Q & A with Ed Adlaf, Head Population & Life Course Studies and Scientific Researcher
News Highlights at the Centre
- Launch of new Web site
- New Additions to CAMH's Senior Management team
- Jean Simpson Artists' Studio
- New Chair appointed
- Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy
Site Speak: Redeveloping Queen Street