Michaela Beder

Dr. Michaela Beder is a psychiatrist with Inner City Health Associates and with St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Her work is focused on improving the system for, and providing care to, people who experience severe mental illness, homelessness, substance use, criminalization, and immigration related difficulties. She is the Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Care for Inner City Health Associates, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She is the Social Justice Postgraduate Education Lead for the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Beder is also a community organizer working together with allies at Health Providers Against Poverty and the OHIP for All Campaign, and on issues of immigration detention.