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Website: www.drkatykamkar.com
Dr. Katy Kamkar, Ph.D., C. Psych., is a clinical psychologist who has been appointed an executive position, Federal Associate Organizational Ombudsperson, Mental Health, with the Government of Canada since 2023. With nearly 17 years of dedicated service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, she is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. She is a Fellow of the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association Inc. (GLEPHA). She was awarded the 2022 Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service. Dr. Kamkar has made approximately 400 public relations appearances, over 300 educational/speaking engagements, and written nearly 200 articles for the public on mental health. She has received national and international recognition for her work on trauma and resiliency, moral injury, and workplace mental health, evidenced by her extensive public speaking and media engagements, roles on several boards of directors, collaborations with various ministries and the Public Health Agency of Canada, involvement with the House of Commons of Canada, consultations as a subject matter expert, and numerous publications.
