The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a clinical, research, and teaching facility that is associated with the University of Toronto. The Centre is one of only four mental health and addictions facilities to receive the Centre of Excellence designation by the World Health Organization (WHO). It was created in 1998 through the merger of the Queen Street Mental Health Centre, the Donwood Institute, the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, and the Addiction Research Foundation. The Centre's central research and clinical facilities are located in Toronto and 12 additional offices are found in communities throughout the province of Ontario.

The Centre's underlying goals are to advance the understanding of mental health and addiction and to utilize that knowledge in their treatment programs. It aims to prevent problems, find more effective treatments for mental illness and addictions, and improve the quality...