How CAMH is Advancing Mental Health Through Innovation and Social Justice

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How CAMH is Advancing Mental Health Through Innovation and Social Justice

Listen in for a timely conversation in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month and National Nursing Week. In this episode, Dr. Gillian Strudwick from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Danny Gladden from Oracle Health discuss how mental health care is evolving, and how CAMH is advancing care through the dual lenses of technology and social justice. Learn how AI tools like Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent are easing clinician workloads, how CAMH is using data to drive impact, and why framing mental health as a social justice issue is key to helping the CAMH team deliver more equitable and compassionate care.

Featuring:

Dr. Gillian Strudwick, Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, The Centre for Addition and Mental Health

Danny Gladden, LCSW, MBA, Director, Behavioral Health and Social Care, Oracle Health

Listen as they discuss:

o The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) background – 2:45

o Mental health care viewed as social justice work at CAMH and examples – 5:00

o Technology innovations at CAMH with a human-centered approach – 9:30

• • Wearable devices and the impact they have on research
  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RTMS) treatment
  • Evidence-based apps and the integration of these into clinical care processes
  • Optimizing EHR use and exploring the opportunity to share mental health notes in Canada

o CAMH's perspective on AI technology and its potential impact on clinicians – 18:25

Notable quotes:

"Mental health is social justice work." – Dr. Gillian Strudwick

"To be able to deliver compassionate care in this day and age, we have to be innovative in our use of technology." – Dr. Gillian Strudwick

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