$1.6 Billion for New Facilities at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Ontario government is investing more than $1.6 billion to support the design and construction of two new buildings at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Queen Street West campus in Toronto. This investment is part of the province’s plan to connect more Ontario families with convenient health care and will help provide enhanced mental health and addictions services to patients from across the province.
“Today’s ground-breaking represents a significant milestone in our government’s plan to connect more people to high-quality mental health supports that meet their needs,” said Premier Doug Ford. “CAMH provides critical mental health and addictions services and research that helps people from across Ontario and our government is glad to support this important work.”
This final phase of CAMH’s redevelopment plan will see two new buildings constructed at the hospital - the Secure Care and Recovery Building and the Discovery Centre.
The Secure Care and Recovery Building will support CAMH’s forensic mental health services program which addresses the needs of patients with mental illness who have encountered the legal system.
Once completed, the Secure Care and Recovery Building will include:
- Increased number of beds to connect more people to the forensic mental health program;
- Dedicated family visitation areas in the inpatient units;
- Enclosed outdoor areas to support recovery;
- Outpatient services; and
- Enhanced security and building support services to help patients stay safe.
Currently under construction, the new state-of-the-art Discovery Centre building will consolidate CAMH’s research services at its Queen Street site, allowing for it to become a modern academic campus that integrates care with research, education, and policy development.
