The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is one of the largest addiction and mental health organizations in North America, combining research, clinical care, health promotion and education. CAMH's scientific initiatives continue to play a critical role in revolutionizing our understanding and approaches to prevention and care in the fields of mental health and addiction. CAMH is in a unique position to bring together internationally recognized neuroscientists, clinical and social scientists and to offer state-of-the-art facilities, a range of professional training and a province-wide network of community program staff.
CAMH research has shown significant gains since its inception. At the time of the merger of the former Addiction Research Foundation, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Donwood Institute and Queen Street Mental Health Centre in 1998, the combined grants of the Addiction Research Foundation and the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry totaled 15.4 million dollars (including grants as principal and co-investigators). Over the last seven years, this funding has increased to 35.5 million dollars (2004-2005 data). We now have 7 endowed University Chairs and Professorships based at CAMH, 6 Canada Research Chairs, and our share of funding amongst the Toronto Academic Health Sciences Network (TAHSN) hospitals has grown from 2.5% to 6.2%.
In addition, CAMH Science has led to filing of 23 patent applications in the last four years and our work has changed practice and policy in Ontario and beyond.
Areas of Research
Clinical Research
Director, R. Michael Bagby, Ph.D., C.Psych.
michael_bagby@camh.net
Neuroscience Research
Director, James L. Kennedy, M.D. MBME, ABPN, FRCP(C)
James_kennedy@camh.net
Social, Prevention and Health Policy Research
Director, Louis Gliksman, Ph.D.
Louis_gliksman@camh.net
Facilities
PET Centre
Director, Sylvain Houle, MD, PhD
SHoule@camhpet.on.ca
Contact
Klara Vichnevetski, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Management Strategist
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2S1
Tel. 416-595-6056
Fax. 416-979-4704
e-mail: klara_vichnevetski@camh.net