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CAMH Ramps Up the Delivery of Virtual Mental Health Services During a Public Health Crisis

CAMH Ramps Up the Delivery of Virtual Mental Health Services During a Public Health Crisis

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Case study Cisco public CAMH Ramps Up the Delivery of Virtual Mental Health Services During a Public Health Crisis Summary For the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading research centres, the expansion of virtual mental health services has been a long time coming. Over 10 years ago, CAMH started offering virtual visits as part of its outreach service, working with rural and remote communities throughout Ontario. However, it wasn’t until recently – with policy changes being made at a provincial level – that the true potential of tele-mental health could be unlocked. With one in five Canadians suffering from mental illness and an overburdened mental healthcare system, CAMH has long championed

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