Breakthrough Fall 2005

Breakthrough

News about the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) for clients, patients and family.

Alternate Milieu (AM) bed Building, rendering by C3-Community Care Consortium: Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc., Kearns Mancini Architects Inc.

Transforming Our Site, Transforming Lives.
Province Announces Funding for CAMH's Site Redevelopment!

On September 9, 2005 CAMH received some great news from the Honourable David Caplan, Ontario Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal. During a media conference the Minister announced a major investment in CAMH's project to redevelop our Queen Street site, allowing us to now proceed with the first phase of the redevelopment! More...

CAMH's Smoke-free Policy: What clients need to know.

As of Wednesday, September 21, 2005, CAMH has a new policy: smoking will not be allowed in any buildings at CAMH. More...

In this issue:

• Transforming Lives
  Awareness campaign launched
• Clients are asking...
  • How can I deal with nicotine cravings?
  • What is harm reduction?
• Client survey
  The results are in!
• Update
  An update on the CAMH Bill of Client Rights
• My story
  Physical activity helps overcome substance use and mental illness.
• CAMH Releases 2005 OSDUS Results
• CAMH Resources
  • Office of Client Relations
  • Nicotine Dependance Clinic

Mission and vision

CAMH mission
Improving the lives of those affected by addiction and mental health problems and promoting the health of people in Ontario and beyond.

CAMH vision
Strong and healthy communities, in which people with addiction and mental health problems can access appropriate and effective services and live as full participants.

Breakthrough is published by the Public Affairs Unit in Policy, Education and Health Promotion (PEHP) at CAMH. All contents copyright ©CAMH with the exception of client submissions.

Editor: Becky McEwan

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