This section is under development. We will be adding another index based on the same topic headings as in the Overviews (Conditions & Disorders, Substance Use, Medication Therapies, Other Therapies). Changes are being made all the time. Please check back again soon.
Guides & Publications for Patients, Families and Friends
You can learn more from our Addiction and Mental Health 101s (free online tutorials), our Courses for Patients, Families & Friends and in our Overviews pages.
You can find Guides & Publications for Professionals below.
Acceptance and Commitment Training for Family Caregivers
Addiction: An Information Guide
Aggressive behaviour in children and youth - Is it something to be concerned about?
Alcohol and other drugs and driving... Do You Know
Alcohol Use in Older Adults: What older adults, their families and friends need to know
Antidepressants: Information for Patients
Antipsychotics - Atypical: Information for Patients
Antipsychotics - Typical: Information for Patients
Anxiety disorders: An information Guide
Bipolar Disorder An Information Guide
Borderline Personality Disorder: An Information Guide
Climate Change and Mental Health - updated section filled with resources including information for patients and families in a wide range of languages.
Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy: An Information Guide - page coming soon
Community Resource Sheets - information about services offered at CAMH and in the community to address various conditions and support needs
Concurrent addiction and mental health disorders: An Information Guide
Crack - Straight Talk pamphlet
Dementia in Older Adults: What older adults, their families and friends need to know
Depression in Older Adults: What older adults, their families and friends need to know
Early psychosis: An Information Guide
Family Guide to Concurrent Disorders
Forensics resources - new section coming soon
Gambling in Older Adults - What older adults, their families and friends need to know about…
Growing Up Resilient : Ways to build resilience in children and youth
Having a party - information to help you plan ahead, prevent problems, reduce risks and still have a good time
Heat Wave Response - please see Climate Change and Mental Health - an updated section filled with resources including information for patients and families in a wide range of languages.
Looking for Mental Health Services - please see the Community Resource Sheets page - information about services offered at CAMH and in the community to address various conditions and support needs.
Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG) for Youth
Making the Choice, Making It Work: Treatment for Opioid Addiction - page coming soon
Medication Use in Older Adults: What older adults, their families and friends need to know
Methamphetamines - Straight Talk pamphlet
Moving beyond stigma: Information for families of people with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: An Information Guide - page coming soon
Oxycodone - Straight Talk pamphlet
Raising Resilient Children and Youth
Responding to Older Adults with Mental Health and Addiction Problems
Schizophrenia: An Information Guide
Smoking and Quitting: Clean Air for All - for kids
Stigma: Understanding the impact of prejudice and discrimination
Substance Use Issues to Consider for the LGBTTTIQ Communities
Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia: Practical Strategies for Daily Living
Tips for Building Healthy Relationships with Your Teenagers
Treating Concurrent Disorders: A Guide for Counsellors
What to do when your drivers licence is suspended
When a family member has questions about privacy and consent
When a family member Is thinking about suicide
When a family member chooses not to seek help
When a parent dies by suicide... What kids want to know
When a parent drinks too much alcohol ... What kids want to know
When a Parent Has Bipolar Disorder ... What kids want to know
When a parent or caregiver is depressed: How to talk to kids
When a parent or caregiver is depressed: Answers for kids
When a parent or caregiver has experienced psychosis: Answers for kids
When a parent or caregiver has experienced psychosis: How to talk to kids
Women, Abuse and Trauma Therapy: An Information Guide
Women and Psychosis: An Information Guide
Youth and Prescription Painkillers: What parents need to know
CAMH Guides & Publications for Professionals
You can learn more from the Treating Conditions & Disorders and Professional Projects section under Professionals and by taking our CAMH Continuing Professional Development Courses.
Asking the Right Questions 2: Talking about sexual orientation and gender identity in mental health, counselling and addiction settings
Canadian Opioid Use Disorder Guideline
Climate Change and Mental Health - updated section filled with resources including information for patients and families in a wide range of languages.
Community Resource Sheets - information about services offered at CAMH and in the community to address various conditions and support needs <
Forensics resources - new section coming soon
Fundamentals of Addiction: A Practical Guide for Counsellors <
Heat Wave Response - please see Climate Change and Mental Health - an updated section filled with resources including information for patients and families in a wide range of languages.
Looking for Mental Health Services - please see the Community Resource Sheets page - information about services offered at CAMH and in the community to address various conditions and support needs.
Partnering With Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders
Recognizing the Effects of Abuse-Related Trauma
Responding to Older Adults with Mental Health and Addiction Problems
Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia: Practical Strategies for Daily Living - see also the Cognitive Adaptation Training project pages.