This is a list of selected links to a variety of collections of grey literature, directories, databases and other resources relevant to mental health and substance use issues:
CAMH Collections
Curricula - Professional
Curricula - Students & Public
Databases (Free)
Laws and Government Policy
Practice Guidelines / Best Practices
Service Directories - Canada
Service Directories - Ontario
Service Directories - U.S.
Theme Collections
Tools, Instruments, and Forms
Tools, Personalized Feedback
DATIS Reports, Drug & Alcohol Treatment Information System, Ontario
HSRCU SEEI Reports, Systems Enhancement Evaluation Initiative
Policy Documents
Research Reports and Surveys: Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, CAMH Monitor, e-Bulletins, Reports & Books
Curricula - Professional
Create Canada, Addiction Medicine
NIDAMED, Curriculum Resources for Physicians, NIDA Centers for Excellence
Tobacco and Public Health: From Theory to Practice Online Course, OTRU
Curricula - Students & Public
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology through the Study of Addiction, NIH, Grades 9-12.
Educating Students About Substance Use and Mental Health, CAMH Knowledge Exchange, Grades 1-12.
Mental Health and Addiction 101, CAMH
Mind Over Matter, NIDA, Grades 5-9.
The Science of Mental Illness, NIMH, Grades 6-8.
Talking About Mental Illness (TAMI), CAMH, secondary school students.
Databases (Free)
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Serials Database
Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), NIAAA, US
APLIC Association of Parliamentary Libraries in Canada Repository
Canadian Government Documents (Google Custom Search of Federal, Provincial and Municipal Resources)
CANSIM Statistics Canada
ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH, US
Clinical Trials Network Dissemination Library, NIDA, US
DrugData, DrugScope, UK
Elisad Gateway, Database of European Web Resources: Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, Gambling
ERIC, Education Resources Information Center
GISAH,Global Information System on Alcohol and Health
Google Scholar
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database, NCJRS, US
Native Health Database, University of New Mexico
OPHID, Ontario Population Health Index of Databases
OTRU Library Catalogue, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit
Psychotherapeutic Medications 2011, ATTC, SAMHSA, US
PubMed, National Library of Medicine, US
TRIP Database, Turning Research into Practice, Database of Clinical Evidence.
Laws and Government Policy
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations, Canada (English / French)
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations, Ontario (English / French)
Drugs and Substances, Federal Legislation Canada (English / French), CCSA
Mental Health Legislation for Ontario, CMHA, Ontario Division
National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada
Practice Guidelines / Best Practices
See also: CAMH's KnowledgeX Guidelines
Alcohol & Drug Prevention Publications (includes former Canada Drug Strategy Best Practices), Health Canada. See Treatment & Rehabilitation.
American Psychiatric Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
Behavioral Health Recovery Management Clinical Guidelines
Best Practices in Mental Health and Substance Use, BC
CADDRA ADHD Practice Guidelines, 3rd Edition.
Canada's Drug Strategy Best Practices, Health Canada. See Treatment & Rehabilitation.
Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health National Guidelines, CCSMA, Registration required.
CANMAT Guidelines - Bipolar and Depression
Canadian Psychiatric Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
Children's Mental Health Ontario Evidence Based Practices
CMA INFOBASE Clinical Practice Guidelines
Evidence Based Practices KITS SAMHSA Series. 10 KITs on various topics.
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Substance Abuse Database
Guide to Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) on The Web, SAMHSA
National Guideline Clearinghouse
National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs & Practices (NREPP) SAMHSA, US
NICE Clinical Guidance for Mental Health & Behavioural Conditions, UK
PRIMA, Pregnancy-Related Issues in the Management of Addiction
Suicide Prevention Best Practices Registry, SPRC
Treatment Improvement Protocols, TIPS, SAMHSA, CSAT
TRIP Database, Turning Research into Practice, Database of Clinical Evidence
UNODC Treatnet, Toolkits, Good Practice Documents.
Service Directories - Canada
NNADAP Treatment Centre Directory
Canadian Treatment Services, CCSA
Service Directories - Ontario
ConnexOntario Health Services Information, which includes DART, Mental Health Services Information and Ontario Problem Gambling Helpline.
211 Toronto,The Blue Book
Service Directories - U.S.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator, SAMHSA
Mental Health Services Locator
Theme Collections
Beckly Foundation: Global Initiative for Drug Policy Reform
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health Publications
Health Canada, Alcohol & Drug Prevention Publications (Includes former Canada Drug Strategy Best Practices), (English / French)
Hazelden Research Updates, Butler Center for Research
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University Publications, CASA
National Drug Strategy Publications, Australian Government. Includes Treatment Guidelines
NDARC Publications, UNSW, Australia
National Survey on Drug Use & Health Reports, OAS, SAMHSA, US
Reports and Publications of the Surgeon General, US, 1964 to present.
Research Reports, NIDA
Tobacco Control Archives, UCSF and Center for Knowledge Management, including Legacy Tobacco Documents Library.
Tools, Instruments, and Forms
ADAT, Admission and Discharge Criteria & Assessment Tools - Ontario. To download, see User's Agreement.
Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative (CCMHI / ICCSM) (Toolkits / Trousses d'outils)
Canadian Network of Substance Abuse and Allied Professionals (CNSAAP / RCPTDC) (English / French)
Forms & Applications: Mental Health, Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care
Gambling Clinical Tools / Outils clinique,CAMH
Healthy Lifestyles Guided Self-Change Project Online Forms, Nova Southeastern University
ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases Resources, WHO
NMAssist: Scrreening Tool for Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drug Use, NIDA
Project Cork Clinical Tools
Substance Use Screening & Assessment Instruments Database, ADAI Library
Tools, Personalized Feedback
Alcohol Reality Check, Online & Print (For paper-based packages of Adult and Youth, scroll down page), CARBC
AlcoholScreening.org, Join Together
Blood Alcohol Content Calculator (English / French), Éduc'Alcool
Depression Screener, Mental Health America
DrugScreening.org, Join Together
Personalized Alcohol Use Feedback, CAMH