The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, was created 10 years ago through the merger of the Addiction Research Foundation, the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, the Queen Street Mental Health Centre, and the Donwood Institute. The centre, which is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's leading addictions and mental health teaching hospital and research and training facility.One in 5 Canadians, a total of about 6 million people, will suffer from a mental health problem or addiction sometime in their lives. Yet only 32% of these people will seek professional help. Despite the prevalence of these problems, discrimination and stigma persist. Pharmacists can play a major service and education role in this field, thereby helping to reduce the stigma.
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