The Latest news impacting our sector, including AMHO media releases

[/et_pb_post_title] Province’s mental health leaders launch Everything Is Not OK campaign calling on governments to take immediate action TORONTO, ONT. (March 9, 2021) – Ontario’s leading mental health and addiction organizations are coming together to say Everything Is Not OK in a new campaign that highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of […]

[/et_pb_post_title] February 23, 2021 (Toronto) – Today, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) will meet with Ontario Cabinet Ministers and Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) as part of a virtual Queen’s Park day to present AMHO’s 2021 budget recommendations. “Roadmap to Recovery”, the title of AMHO’s 2021 budget recommendations, calls for the Ontario government to […]

February 19, 2021 “Addictions and Mental Health Ontario supports the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code and to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This is welcome news and these changes are long overdue to prioritize the health and safety of an individual over punishment for people who use drugs. The criminalization towards people who […]

January 27, 2021 On January 25, 2021, Adrienne Spafford, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario’s CEO, met virtually with the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board and presented to the 2021 Budget Committee at Queen’s Park. Her remarks are available below. Remarks to the 2021 Budget Committee My name is […]

Toronto, ON, December 17, 2020: Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO)  is very pleased that the Minister of Health, Christine Elliott and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Michael Tibollo, are prioritizing mental health with an investment of $147 million to address the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on all Ontarians. This […]

November 9, 2020 Ontario’s leading mental health organizations including Addictions and Mental Health Ontario, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario Division, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Children’s Mental Health Ontario, The Royal, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care are disappointed that the Ontario government has failed to recognize the […]