Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is a consortium of mental health clinics at several sites in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its name in French is Centre de Toxicomanie et de Santé Mentale. (The acronym CAMH is most commonly pronounced "Cam-H".) It is one of the University of Toronto's teaching hospitals and a collaborating centre of the World Health Organization.

CAMH was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Addiction Research Foundation, the Donwood Institute and Queen Street Mental Health Centre.

Among the focuses of the organization are schizophrenia, severe mood disorders and addictions to alcohol, drugs, gambling and nicotine, forensic psychology, and research designed to shape public policy.

CAMH is a teaching hospital with central facilities located in Toronto and 26 community locations throughout the province of Ontario. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

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