Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
To transform the lives of people affected by addiction and mental illness by applying the latest in scientific advances through integrated and compassionate clinical practice, health promotion, education and research
To help shape the public policy and resource development process to ensure it promotes health and works towards eliminating the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction
To advocate for changes in government policies in areas like housing
Four areas of scientific focus: Neuroscience; Clinical Research; Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research; and the PET Centre
Workshops, student placements, courses (including on-line), resources for teachers and schools
Researchers include five Canada Research Chairs and seven Endowed University Chairs and Professorships (not named on the website)
Writers: Deborah Kraus, Margaret Eberle, Luba Serge, Cori Ross
Fields of research: guide to housing programs for mentally ill persons, youth homelessness
Government
- Government of Canada
www.canada.gc.ca - Canadian Health Network
www.canadian-health-network.ca - Province of Ontario
www.gov.on.ca - Psychiatric Patient Advocates Office
www.ppao.gov.on.ca - City of Toronto
www.city.toronto.on.ca
Organizations
- Canadian Mental Health Association
www.cmha.ca
www.ontario.cmha.ca - Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addictions Programs
www.ofcmhap.on.ca - Alcohol and Drug Recovery Association of Ontario
www.adrao.on.ca - Canadian Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health
www.mooddisorderscanada.ca/camimh - Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
www.ccsa.ca - The Consumer/Survivor Information Resource Centre
www.icomm.ca/csinfo - The Canadian Health Coalition
www.healthcoalition.ca
Social Policy and Research
- Canadian Institute for Health Research
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/index.shtml - Canadian Institute for Health Information
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/splash.html - Canadian Policy Research Networks
www.cprn.com - Alcohol Policy Research Network
www.apolnet.org - Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
www.camh.net/otru - Canadian Council on Social Development
www.ccsd.ca - Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research
www.cranhr.laurentian.ca - International Network for Health Promotion
www.mhpconnect.com - Conference Board of Canada
www.conferenceboard.ca - Institute for Research and Public Policy
www.irpp.org - Ontario Mental Health Foundation
www.omhf.on.ca - Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
www.chspr.ubc.ca - International Centre for Alcohol Policies
www.icap.org
Contact information
1001 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4
1001 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1H4
Twenty-six locations across Ontario.
