News from the Centre
CAMH receives its second full accreditation
The Centre recently underwent its second successful accreditation since the merger
in 1998. During the week of March 3 - 8, 2002, surveyors from the Canadian Council
on Health Services Accreditation visited the Centre to review its clinical programs
and services. As a result of months of hard work by numerous staff across CAMH, we
are pleased to announce that we have received our second three-year accreditation
with recommendations. The surveyors were very impressed by the Centre and how far
we have come since the merger. As part of the accreditation debriefing, our surveyors
commended the Centre's staff commitment to and enthusiasm for the accreditation survey
process. They were particularly impressed by quality initiatives and felt that overall
post-merger morale was quite good. Congratulations to all Centre staff who worked
to make accreditation a success.
New CAMH product
Knowing that women who experience trauma often turn to front-line services for
help, the Centre has recently published a book called Bridging Responses: A Front-Line
Worker's Guide to Supporting Women Who Have Post-Traumatic Stress. The book is
the first in a series of trauma literature that the Centre will be developing for
professionals. It offers information and tools for responding to post-traumatic stress
in women's lives and for encouraging women who have survived abuse and violence to
consider referrals to appropriate services and resources. To order a copy, or for
more information on other Centre resource materials, please contact Marketing and
Sales Services at (800) 661-1111 or marketing@
camh.net.
A CAMH first
On April 3, the Ontario Council on Alternative Businesses (OCAB) and the United
Way, in partnership with CAMH, hosted a celebration of the transfer of ownership
of the Out of this World Café from the Centre's vocational program to OCAB,
which occurred in January. Centre management, community agency and alternative business
representatives and staff and clients attended to acknowledge this significant and
exciting moment in the Centre's history. This is the first time a CAMH vocational
program has evolved into a full-fledged business that provides true employment opportunities
for our clients.
Christa Haanstra
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(416) 595-6714 
