COMPASS

Intended For

People with addiction/concurrent disorders seeking assessment and/or outpatient treatment involving medical and/or psychosocial interventions.

Referral Requirements:

Self-referral accepted through Access CAMH, call 416-535-8501 press 2

Additional Referral Details

The Interprofessional Pain and Addiction Recovery Clinic (IPARC)  has a separate referral process. This Clinic is embedded within COMPASS and works in collaboration with the Toronto Academic Pain Management Institute (TAPMI). Referrals to IPARC are made through the TAPMI Hub Referral Form.

Services Offered As:

Outpatient

Location:

Queen Street Site - 100 Stokes Street

Additional Location Details:

3rd floor for 100 Stokes Street (Bell Gateway Building)

Contact Phone Number:

Access CAMH: 416 535-8501, press 2

Types of Treatment and Services Offered

• Comprehensive initial assessment of medical and psychosocial needs for individuals with substance use concerns, with active use in the past 3 months;  Assessment may include psychiatric consultation as a secondary step
• Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic: provides barrier-free, walk-in access (without appointment or physician referral) for individuals with urgent addiction concerns. Immediate help offered for alcohol, opioid, or other substance-related addictions, with the possibility of other short-term supportive services. Clients will be seen by a member of the team at this visit who will further assess and recommend treatment options which may include: Prescribing medications (including anti-craving medications for alcohol and buprenorphine/naloxone for opiate use disorder), brief counselling, or referral to CAMH or community treatment programs. Operates Monday to Friday: 10am – 12pm. 
• Treatment of concomitant pain and addiction is offered through the Interprofessional Pain and Addiction Recovery Clinic (IPARC)
• Withdrawal management: 
  • Short-term pharmacotherapy for withdrawal management from alcohol, opioids and benzodiazepines;
  • Ambulatory Day Detox Withdrawal Management support (in-person) 
• Initiation and Maintenance of pharmacotherapy for:
  • Alcohol use disorder (anti-craving)
  • Opioid use disorder (Opiate Agonist Therapy (OAT))
  • Benzodiazepine use disorder (slow taper), and
  • Tobacco use disorder
• Comprehensive urine drug testing
• Group-based treatment (currently offered virtually) for the following groups:
  • Early Recovery Group (General) 
  • Early Recovery Group for Stimulant Use Disorder
  • CBT + MI Group for Cannabis Use Disorder 
  • CBT Group for Alcohol Use Disorder 
  • CBT Group for Major Depressive Disorder & Alcohol Use Disorder
  • Interpersonal Group 
  • Mantram First Aid Group for PTSD
  • Seeking Safety Group for trauma and substance use
• Limited short-term individual psychosocial/Psychotherapy for those not suited to group treatment 

Program Overview

• Client entry into COMPASS is through a collaborative assessment involving various health provider disciplines, and which may further include psychiatric consultation as a secondary step
• Care is provided by a diverse and dedicated interprofessional team who are committed to providing the highest quality of care possible, delivered in a spirit of dignity, respect and compassion
• Evidence-based approaches of motivational enhancement therapy and cognitive behavior therapy and others form the basis of the psychosocial interventions offered within a harm reduction philosophy of care
• The team practices from a trauma-informed lens, and embraces clinical complexity inherent to clients with concurrent disorders
• Addressing each client's needs as a whole person, the COMPASS team takes a collaborative approach with the client as a partner in care, welcomes family inclusion, and strives to collaborate with community providers for coordinated care
• COMPASS functions as an integrated clinical research environment continuously exploring treatment innovations so as to offer the best and latest treatments available.
• As CAMH is a teaching hospital, COMPASS also serves as a hub for trainees across a wide variety of health disciplines