The Latest news impacting our sector, including AMHO media releases

​November 30, 2016 The Auditor General of Ontario’s 2016 Annual Report released today sheds light on the urgent need to invest in a more accessible mental health and addictions system. “The audits released today confirm what our members see on the front-lines everyday: that demand for treatment is rising, wait lists are growing, and as […]

November 29, 2016 Canada’s health ministers are in the process of negotiating a new Health Accord, and Canada’s first ministers are set to discuss this at a meeting December 8, 2016. Health Minister Jane Philpott has been given a mandate to increase access to mental health and addictions services through these negotiations. The Canadian government […]

​November 22, 2016 Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) welcomed the following members to its Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting November 14, 2016: Heather Kerr, Executive Director, Stonehenge Therapeutic Community: Heather holds a Master’s of Social Work and brings over 25 years of experience in addictions, concurrent disorders and PTSD. She has also […]

​A snapshot of what we accomplished together in the first year since launching our Strategic Plan 2016/2019 at our Annual Conference in May 2016. We are pleased to release our Annual Report 2016/2017, which shares highlights of what we have accomplished together in the first year since launching our Strategic Plan 2016-2019 at our Annual Conference […]

November 1, 2016 ​ Led by the Wellesley Institute, AMHO and 14 other stakeholders put forward seven objectives for Canada’s national housing strategy. Lacking a home due to poverty, disabilities or chronic conditions, and personal circumstances worsens mental health and addiction issues. People who are chronically homeless or live with mental illness or addictions face some […]