Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a mental health teaching hospital in with central facilities located in Toronto and 10 community locations throughout the province of Ontario, Canada. The hospital was formed in 1998 from the amalgamation of four separate institutions. CAMH has a total of 530 inpatient beds with 3000 staff, physicians, and scientists, and an annual operating budget of over $300 million. Its central facilities include 90 distinct services across inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, and partial hospitalization models. Several notable scientists conducted their research at CAMH , yet CAMH's administration has come under criticism including from staff who report safety problems and from donors who withdrew their funding citing accountability problems. Among the clinical focuses of the hospital are the assessment and treatment of schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and addictions to alcohol, drugs, and problem gambling.
Psychiatrist and Clarke Institute President Paul E. Garfinkel was appointed the first President and CEO of CAMH in 1998. He was followed by neurologist Catherine Zahn in 2009.

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