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Evaluating Personalized Medicine for Canadians with Mental Health Disorders
Researchers at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton are evaluating the effectiveness of a new personalized medicine technology that uses a simple cheek swab to determine the best medication for patients diagnosed with depression, schizophrenia, anxiety,...
Budding St. Joe’s researcher publishes work on probiotics & mental health
After completing her PhD in clinical psychology at Ryerson University in 2014, Dr. Matilda Nowakowski began to work as a post-doctoral fellow at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. She was awarded the TD...
St. Joe’s receives funding to develop new mental health program
The Ontario ministries of Community Safety and Correctional Services and Ministry of Health and Long Term Care announced funding for the development of two pilot programs to provide specialty psychiatric beds for acutely ill inmates who have needs that are too complex for general hospitals. We are pleased to announce that St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton has been selected as one of two provincial facilities
An Increased Service for Emergency Mental Health Care in Hamilton
The Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Team; a partnership between Hamilton Police Services and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is once again proving its positive impact in Hamilton. This year-old joint partnership pairs a specially trained patrol...
Celebrate the 63rd Annual Mental Health Week with us at St. Joe's
Thank you to all of our staff, physicians and volunteers throughout St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton for their important work in supporting people with mental illness on their journey of recovery. Every intervention, every supportive action,...
Mental Health Support for Health and Community Care Workers During COVID-19
Health and community care workers have shown incredible strength. But even the strongest among us need help sometimes. For health and community care workers, anxiety, exhaustion and compassion fatigue are all normal responses in this pandemic. It’s...
WEED Talk: Marijuana, Mental Health and YOUth
This educational event on marijuana and youth in Hamilton is taking place with expert speakers and interactive booths on May 31, 2018.
Sam & Roma Mercanti Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Expand Emergency Mental Health Service
Sam Mercanti has had a 26-year relationship with St. Joe’s. He was part of the advisory board for St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton’s Urgent Care Centre in Stoney Creek back in the late 1980s. He was a member, and later the chair, of the Hospital’s Board of Governors; Chairman of the Foundation’s yearly golf tournament -; a grateful patient from time to time, and, yes, a generous donor, too.
A Day in Pink for Youth Mental Health
Each year on the second Wednesday of April, The International Day of Pink is celebrated. This year on April 8th hundreds of students wore pink to stand up against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, Transphobia and Transmisogyny. St. Joseph’s...