MEDIA ADVISORY - CAMH president and CEO Catherine Zahn to speak about why Canadians deserve the right to mental health care

OTTAWA, Oct. 26, 2016 /CNW/ - Following the federal, provincial, territorial meeting on health care, media are invited to hear Centre for Addiction and Mental Health president Catherine Zahn make a passionate and timely speech about the right to mental health care and why Canadians deserve a just health accord.

While mental illness awareness continues to grow, too many people are still not getting the care they need. Funding levels do not match the burden of illness and wait lists continue to soar. Zahn will discuss why the negotiation of a new health accord is an historic opportunity to eliminate barriers people with mental health issues face.

WHAT:	CAMH president and CEO Catherine Zahn to make keynote speech at Economic Club of Canada luncheon.
WHEN:	Thursday, Oct. 27, 11:45 a.m.
WHERE:	Chateau Laurier Hotel
	1 Rideau St., Ottawa ON
Zahn will be available for media interviews following the event.

About 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 a world leading research centre in this field. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental illness and addiction. 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 camh.ca or follow @CAMHnews on Twitter.

SOURCE Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Sean O'Malley, Media Relations, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), [phone], [email protected]