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ICES issues news releases regularly to proactively share our latest evidence-based knowledge. Our news releases highlight research by our scientists and show how their work is improving the health of Ontarians. For media-related inquires or to be added to our media list, please get in touch with the Communications Department.
Opioid overdose survivors face higher risk of death than previously thought, study finds
After an emergency department visit for an opioid overdose, nine per cent of individuals died and 21 per cent experienced a repeat opioid overdose in the following year.
Past violence and brain injury amplify mental health vulnerability after childbirth
The risk of new and severe postpartum mental illness is highest among people who experienced both traumatic brain injury (TBI) and interpersonal violence compared to those with neither factor.
More Ontarians are being diagnosed with psychosis than those born in earlier decades
A new study suggests that people born more recently are being diagnosed with psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia) more often and at younger ages compared with people born earlier.
Study finds domperidone not associated with severe mental health outcomes in new mothers
Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities substantially over-represented among long-stay psychiatric inpatients
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) account for more than one in five patients who have been in Ontario’s mental health beds for over a year, according to a new study from researchers at ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Surrogates more likely to be diagnosed with mental illness, study finds
Correctional populations in Ontario have twenty times the rate of substance use-related healthcare visits, study finds
Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose
A new study in The Lancet Public Health finds that safer supply programs complement existing treatment options.