The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health released a statement acknowledging that there were errors in an external review of its Gender Identity Clinic, which also detailed the practices of the head of the clinic at the time, Dr. Kenneth Zucker. The Toronto-based centre said the report wrongly stated that Zucker referred to a patient as “hairy little vermin,” among other errors. Article Continued BelowAccording to the settlement documents, the centre will pay him $586,000 in damages, legal fees and interest. The review, which was completed in 2015, was sparked by criticism that the clinic was practising conversion therapy on transgender young people. After the review was published, CAMH announced it was “winding down” the clinic’s services and that Zucker was no longer at CAMH.

Source: thestar October 07, 2018 18:11 UTC