Correction: Largest-ever grant for Alzheimer's prevention in Canada awarded to CAMH study

TORONTO, May 2, 2014 /CNW/ - The press release sent by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) dated May 1 incorrectly indicated that the Chagnon Foundation contributed to funding for a new CAMH-led Alzheimer's disease prevention study.

The press release should have stated that the Chagnon Family contributed to funding the study.

All other details discussed in the May 1 press release remain unchanged.

About the Chagnon Family
The Chagnon Family is committed to supporting innovative research projects to help prevent the onslaught of Alzheimer disease on the Canadian population.

About the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation
The mission of the Lucie and André Chagnon Foundation is to prevent poverty by contributing to the educational success of young people living in Quebec from conception to age 17 by helping them to develop their full potential.

About The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, and one of the world's leading research centres in its field. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.  CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. For more information, please visit www.camh.ca.

SOURCE: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health