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Building named in memory of young boy whose legacy inspired a first-of-its-kind mental health outreach team

Pictured left to right: St. Joe's President, Mike Heenan, Clinical Manager of COAST and MCRRT, Jennifer Sansalone, Inspector, Hamilton Police Service, Frank Miscione, Psychologist and Mother of Zachary, Dr. Lori Triano-Antidormi, Hamilton City...

Looking at addiction in innovative ways wins Dr. James MacKillop the 2019 Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research

Research to understand all types of addiction – alcohol, cannabis, opioids, tobacco, gambling, and even food – using a rarely seen combination of diverse areas of science has garnered Dr. James MacKillop of McMaster University and St....

Street Outreach

Street Outreach is a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency program under the auspices of Public Health, City of Hamilton’s Mental Health and Street Outreach Service.

Heavy-Drinking Young Adults Reduce Problematic Alcohol Use Early in Pandemic, but Young Women Face Increased Mental Health Burden

A novel longitudinal study on heavy drinking in young adults and the psychological impacts of COVID-19 has revealed some unexpected findings that challenge preconceived notions regarding pandemic-related alcohol use. In a sample of nearly 500 young adults...

Community Treatment Order Program (CTO)

The CTO Program, with consent, provides people with serious mental illnesses and repeated hospitalizations living in Hamilton and the Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN)

Research grant to empower patients when it comes to their own health information

A lot of personal health information is collected through a 500-question survey when someone is admitted to an in-patient mental health bed. A St. Joe's psychologist says healthcare institutions need to give that information back to patients. "It's their...

Embracing mental illness

By: Samantha Mercanti, Mental Health Advocate & former St. Joe’s patient Samantha Mercanti has been sharing her experience living with and embracing her mental illness. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia in her early twenties, and also lives...

Emergency Psychiatry Services

The Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) consists of the Emergency Psychiatry Team (EPT) and the Emergency Psychiatry Assessment Unit (EPAU). EPT and EPAU work together to provide compassionate care that respects the dignity and privacy of all persons receiving emergency psychiatric care.

Hope, Health & Help for our Healthcare Workers

During Mental Health Week, we’d be remiss if we didn’t talk about the supports in place to care for our care teams in body, mind, and spirit.  BODY:  Physical activity has been shown to activate mood-boosting endorphins supporting...