This section provides tools and resources for practitioners who specialize in working with people who have addiction and/or mental health problems. The links below include tools and resources that cover the continuum of care.
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Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Resources
- Health promotion
A holistic approach includes recognizing clients as partners in their health care, focusing on strengths and assets, addressing social determinants of health, advocating for systemic changes, and using multiple strategies to achieve optimal health.
- Screening and assessment
This section covers the interrelated steps of screening, assessment and treatment planning and includes links to screening and assessment tools.
- Early intervention
Interventions for people displaying early signs and symptoms of mood disorders, psychoses, or other mental health problems. This content is under development. Please check back later.
- Brief interventions and brief treatment
A brief intervention is a single session or multiple sessions focusing on increasing a client’s insight and awareness. Brief treatment consists of a limited number of highly focused sessions. This content is under development. Please check back later.
- Specialized treatment
Approaches to treatment – including methadone treatment, trauma treatment and relapse prevention – along with links to online resources.
- Community-based care
These programs focus on housing, income, employment and education for clients, to promote their recovery via community integration. Service providers can refer clients to these resources or with some, clients can access them directly.
Additional Resources
These links include reference materials to guide you in the management and treatment of addiction and/or mental health and also, information for your clients.
- Guidelines and reference materials
Best practices, clinical practice guidelines, clinical pathways, competency frameworks, handbooks & guides on specialized topics, and resources on clinical supervision.
- Resources for your clients and their families
A broad range of online resources to use with, or provide to, clients and their loved ones. Download fact sheets, brochures and self-help materials on addiction and mental health problems and how to get help.