CAMH guides and publications
- Do You Know... Alcohol
- Do You Know… Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving
- About Alcohol
- Having a Party? Great tips to lower your risks as a host
- Responding to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Challenges
- Saying When: How to Quit Drinking or Cut Down
- Substance Use: Issues to Consider for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Transexual, Two-spirit, Intersex and Queer Communities
- Thinking about Drinking
- What to do when your driver’s license is suspended (in Ontario)
- When a Parent Drinks Too Much Alcohol… What kids want to know
- What Parents Need to Know about Teen Risk-Taking
Community Resource Sheets
- Substance Use and Addiction Services in Toronto: Where to go when you're looking for help
- See all Community Resource Sheets
101 Tutorials
Online courses
- Empowering families affected by substance use problems
- Managing Alcohol Use Problems - A CAMH Continuing Professional Development course
Videos from CAMH and CAMH Education
- Alcohol and drinking videos list from CAMH Education
- An Expert Explains: Treating Alcoholism with Dr. David Goldbloom
- Un spécialiste explique : Le traitement de l’alcoolisme avec Dr David Goldbloom
- Ask the expert: Alcohol dependence
- Videos from the CAMH Patient and Family Learning Space - PFLS webinar video series.
Community Resource Sheets
Information about services offered at CAMH and in the community to address various conditions and support needs. They include contact information, services offered, who is eligible and if any kind of referral is needed. See all Community Resource Sheets.
Treating Conditions and Disorders
Evidence-based screening, assessment and treatment information for primary care providers. A comprehensive, practical resource designed to support the work of primary care providers who encounter mental health problems in their everyday practice.
- Alcohol Use
- Concurrent Disorders and Stimulant Use Disorder: A Pocket Guide to Treatment - Treating Concurrent Disorders in RAAM Clinics, Outpatient Settings and Bed-Based Programs.
- The Art of the Brief Psychiatric Interview in Primary Care
CAMH Clinical tools for screening and assessment
- Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS)
- Drug Abuse Screening Test - DAST-10 and DAST-20
- Drug-Taking Confidence Questionnaire (DTCQ) - Guide, Sample pack, Alcohol Questionnaire and Drug Questionnaire
- Inventory of Drug-Taking Situations (ITDS) - Sample pack, Alcohol Questionnaire and Drug Questionnaire
- Addiction Awareness Scales - The Addiction Awareness Scales measure the core dimensions of clinical insight in addictive disorders, including general illness awareness, symptom attribution, awareness of need for treatment, and awareness of negative consequences attributable to the illness. There are tools for alcohol (AAS©), nicotine (NAS©), gambling (GAS©), and other substances (SAS©).
Videos from CAMH Education
- Alcohol and drinking videos list
- Addiction Video Series - Addiction videos for front-line workers on psycho-education, assessment and treatment.
Accessing treatment programs at CAMH
- Treatment at CAMH: Access CAMH
- Patient and Family Engagement - Everything you need to know about getting treatment and supporting a loved one with their care at CAMH
On Concurrent Disorders
In Canada, concurrent disorders describes the situation where a person has both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder.
Publications
- Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: An information guide
- A Family Guide to Concurrent Disorders
- Partnering with Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders
Courses
- Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program
- Concurrent Disorders in Primary Care
- Core Concepts of Concurrent Disorders
- Concurrent Disorders: Treatment Approaches and Applications
About the CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library
Open to CAMH physicians, staff and learners, patients & families and the general public, the CAMH Mental Health Sciences Library has an extensive Mental Health and Addiction book collection. Members of the public can register for a free library card and take out up to 3 books at a time. You can visit our online catalogue here to see our collection.
The library has some resources in French.
CAMH physicians, staff and learners with a camh.ca email account can also view our library resources and services on Insite.
Visit us at 1025 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1. We are open Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; and closed all statutory holidays.
Contact us at: 416 535-8501 ext. 36991 or library@camh.ca.
Quick Takes: A Podcast by Physicians, for Physicians
Every year physicians and residents encounter a growing number of patients — and a shrinking amount of time to keep up-to-date on new practices or legislation surrounding the field of mental health and addiction. Explore Quick Takes podcasts.
Other sources of information and support (wording tbd)
Kid's Help Phone - For kids who need support and help.
- Call 1-800-668-6868
- Text 686868
Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
- Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health
- More Alcohol resources from the CCSA