Dr. Allison Crawford

Dr. Allison Crawford (MD, PhD) is a psychiatrist at CAMH and the Chief Medical Officer of 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline, Canada’s new 3-digit suicide prevention service (www.9-8-8.ca). She is also Medical Director of Psychiatry Outreach and Virtual Care at CAMH, and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, at the University of Toronto. These activities advance access to mental health services, with a focus on suicide prevention, community-based care, and Indigenous wellness. With a PhD in English literature, Allison also researches the role of the arts in community health and well-being through her HeART lab (www.healthequityART.com) for health equity through art, research and technology.