CAMH Research
@CAMHResearch
CAMH is Canada's leading research centre on mental illness, including addictions.
Congrats to the 2025 CAMH Graduate and Doctoral Research awardees! CAMH’s Koerner Centre for Research Training is proud to offer funding opportunities to support graduate and postdoctoral researchers as they work towards discovering the mental health breakthroughs of tomorrow.




Join us on June 11 as we celebrate #2SLGBTQI+ #mentalhealth and #addictions research. The next session will focus on access to gender-affirming healthcare, mental health challenges, resilience, and the impact of shifting global attitudes. REGISTER: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Are you a young person with #bipolar disorder who feels a sense of #stigma around your #mentalhealth condition? Join our research study that is looking at how a #grouptherapy addresses stigma compared to usual care!

Are you a person with mental health and/or substance use challenges, or a family member, who has engaged in research as a collaborator, advisor, or co-researcher? Or are you a researcher or research staff/trainee engaging people with lived experience? We want to hear from you!

New commentary published in @TheLancetco-authored by CAMH’s @mengchuanlai shows Autistic people face high #mentalhealth risks & poor access to suitable care. Barriers include lack of autism expertise & inaccessible systems. MORE: thelancet.com/journals/lance… #AutismAcceptanceMonth
CAMH researchers continue to make an impact—three of our scientists contributed to one of JAMA Psychiatry’s most cited articles last year. Well done! 👏
JAMA Psychiatry Editor in Chief @dost_ongur reflects on 2024 accomplishments of the journal, future plans for expanding review articles and introducing a new section on Technology and Psychiatry, and acknowledges the contributions of its editorial team. ja.ma/4iEsrzA
🚨#JobAlert🚨 Advance #AI for Mental Health! @CAMH_KCNI is looking for an AI Scientist to join our team (cross-appointed with @UofT). Help develop innovative AI tools that will transform #mentalhealth care. Learn more: cta.cadienttalent.com/index.jsp?POST… #Neuroinformatics
Congrats to CAMH scientist Dr. Laura Sikstrom for being awarded the @CIHR_IRSC Rising Star Award in Health Services & Policy! Dr. Sikstrom’s cutting-edge research will rethink #AI’s role in psychiatric violence risk assessment.
The 2024 Rising Stars in #HSPR are Drs. Laura Sikstrom & @TitoDaodu 🎉 This prize recognizes the excellence of emerging health services and policy researchers at the early career stage working within the mandate of #IHSPR. Congratulations! Read more: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54239.html
Join our collaborative CAMH Research team! Dr. Lindsay Oliver (@loliver_4) and Dr. Nicholas Neufeld are looking for a #postdoc to work on unique precision fMRI, social cognition, and digital biomarkers in psychiatric disorders.

New study with CAMH researchers and @ICESOntario in @CMAJ: People needing #hospital care for hallucinogen use face a 2.6x higher risk of death within 5 years—especially by #suicide. As use rises, these risks must be considered in policy & care. ⬇️MORE: cmaj.ca/content/197/8/…
Check out the latest episode of ASAM's Practice Pearls podcast now >> ow.ly/GX0f50V1A36 #ASAM #PracticePearls #Podcast #MedEd #AddictonEducation #AddictionMedicine
🔍Participants Wanted! 🔍 Are you 18-29 and living with Type 1 Diabetes in Ontario? Join our research study on a virtual program designed to support your well-being! 📌 You may be eligible if you: ✅ Have had T1D for at least 1 year ✅ Live in Ontario ✅ Have access to a phone…
CAMH is proud to announce that we have received a total of $10.8M in funding as part of the CIHR (@CIHR_IRSC) Project Grant Fall 2024 competition. 🎉Congratulations to our 13 grant awardees!


A new study published in @APA_Publishing reveals bias in psychiatric violence risk assessments: Marginalized groups face #inequities tied to #housing & #police admissions. Systemic change is needed. MORE: ➡️psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.11…

A huge congratulations to Dr. Aristotle Voineskos (@AVoineskos), Senior Vice President, Research at CAMH on being awarded the @ACNPorg Joel Elkes Research Award in recognition of his outstanding clinical contributions to neuropsychopharmacology. 🎉 Congrats, Aristotle!
Are you a person with lived experience of #mentalhealth and/or substance use challenges or a family member? Have you partnered on a research project as a collaborator, advisor, or co-researcher? Join our focus group & share your experiences! Learn more: camhstudies.ca/cgi-bin/findCA…

Call for applications! The Paula Goering Award celebrates outstanding research–knowledge user partnerships in mental health and addictions. Apply now to showcase your integrated #knowledgetranslation (IKT) project! Apply today: ow.ly/c8ul50Ui3mN #MentalHealthResearch