The Latest news impacting our sector, including AMHO media releases

Brampton, September 23, 2022 – As part of Recovery Month, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) welcomed Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Michael Tibollo, to Punjabi Community Health Services (PCHS) in Brampton. Leadership from both AMHO and PCHS were excited for the opportunity to speak with the Associate Minister about the important role […]

TORONTO, September 1, 2022 – Every September, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) joins with our members to recognize and celebrate Recovery Month. Recovery Month is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the many paths to recovery from addiction, as well as the people and organizations that make those paths possible. In 2006 the first […]

TORONTO, August 31, 2022 – August 31 marks Overdose Awareness Day, an international day of recognition of the lives lost due to overdoses. It’s also an opportunity for us to destigmatize addiction and raise awareness of the continuum of evidence-based treatment options. International Overdose Awareness Day was initiated in 2001 by Sally J Finn at […]

Toronto, June 3, 2022- Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) would like to congratulate all candidates on their election campaigns. AMHO is looking forward to working with Premier Ford and all MPPs and their staff at Queen’s Park on mental health and addiction priorities. Ontarians continue to face challenges with accessing mental health and addiction […]

Toronto, April 28, 2022 – Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) welcomes the commitment to invest $204 million in mental health and addiction care included in the Ontario 2022 Budget; however, there is more work to be done. Wait times for mental health and substance use health care were on the rise prior to COVID-19, […]

February 22, 2022 (Toronto) – Today, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) is releasing their recommendations for the 2022 provincial budget. “No Time to Wait”, the title of AMHO’s 2022 budget submission, calls for the Ontario government to prioritize building a comprehensive and connected mental health and addiction system as part of the COVID-19 recovery […]