The Latest news impacting our sector, including AMHO media releases

(Toronto, August 17, 2026) – The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ontario, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) recognize the extraordinary pressure municipal leaders are facing as homelessness, encampments and complex mental health and addictions needs continue to rise across Ontario. The scale of the challenge […]

September 14th, 2025 (Ottawa) – Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) welcomes today’s announcement from the federal government of $1 billion to build new transitional and supportive housing as part of Build Canada Homes. This commitment to prioritize non-market housing and work with provinces, territories, and municipalities to provide wrap-around supports is a critical step […]

Toronto, August 31, 2025 — Last year, over 2,200 people in Ontario died due to opioid toxicity – an average of 6 people per day. They were our friends, colleagues, parents, children, and neighbours. While stigma and judgment force some people to hide their substance use, inadequate access substance use services, including harm reduction, counselling, […]

Toronto, May 15, 2025 — Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) is pleased to see the Ontario government recognize the urgency of investing in community mental health and addictions care in the 2025 Ontario Budget. The Ontario government’s commitment to invest $303 million over the next three years in the community mental health and addictions sector will […]

May 13, 2025 (Toronto, ON) — Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney and the newly appointed federal cabinet members following today’s swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall. As mental health and addictions challenges continue to rise across the country, AMHO looks forward to working with the new Federal Minister of Health, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6th 2025, Toronto, ON – As Ontario marks Mental Health Week, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario (AMHO) warns that community-based mental health and addictions services are at a tipping point — calling for urgent investment in the 2025 Ontario Budget to protect access to care across the province. “Hiring freezes across the sector […]