The Latest news impacting our sector, including AMHO media releases

(Toronto, Feb. 26, 2025) — Throughout the Ontario election period, much of the conversation around mental health and addictions has been centred on public safety. As Ontario prepares to elect a new government, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario are calling on all candidates to prioritize addictions […]

(Toronto, Feb. 5, 2025) — With the federal government’s announcement of a new ‘fentanyl czar’, community mental health and addictions organizations in Ontario are urging provincial leaders in the election campaign to commit to greater measures to address the root causes of the drug poisoning crisis which continues to ravage Ontario communities. Opioid overdose rates […]

LONDON — The Ontario government is helping create safer communities and supporting people struggling with addiction and mental health issues by approving 18 new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, in addition to the 9 HART Hubs that were approved earlier this year. These new Hubs are part of the province’s plan to support safer communities […]

TORONTO — Ontario has begun flowing up to $75.5 million to municipalities in order to help them wind down encampments in public spaces by creating more emergency shelter spaces and affordable housing units. These accommodations will provide vulnerable people with appropriate short- and long-term housing alternatives to encampments and help restore safety and order to Ontario’s parks […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12th, 2024 Meeting the Need: Investing in Long-Term Solutions to Address Ontario’s Mental Health, Substance Use, and Homelessness Crises Toronto, ON – Ontario is experiencing intersecting crises with high rates of homelessness, chronic mental illness, substance use and addictions, poverty, and justice-system involvement. With over 1,400 encampments across the province, and […]

(Toronto, Oct. 31, 2024) – With the final milestone in Ontario’s alcohol retail expansion complete, a coalition of public health, research and community mental health and addictions organizations are once again calling for a comprehensive health care strategy. The organizations published an open letter urging the Ontario government to develop a co-ordinated action plan to […]