CAMH guides and publications
- Do You Know... Alcohol
- Do You Know… Alcohol, Other Drugs and Driving
- About Alcohol
- Alcohol and Chronic Health Problems
- 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
Guides and Publications for Professionals
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©).
101 Tutorials
Courses for Professionals
Treating Conditions and Disorders
Treatment information for Primary Care Providers
Videos from CAMH Education
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.
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
CAMH Client and Family Resources
- Help for families from CAMH
- Patient and Family Experience (PFE) Office.
- Family Resource Centre (FRC)
- RBC Patient and Family Learning Space (PFLS)
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 staff, professionals, patients and families and the general public, our comprehensive resources and services support and enhance CAMH's research and clinical programs, and facilitate learning, dynamic knowledge exchange and health promotion initiatives. Visit the Library's webpages.
Hours & contact information
- Monday - Friday, 10 am to 4 pm
- Closed on all Statutory Holidays
- 1025 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1
- Telephone: 416 535-8501 ext. 36991
- Email: library@camh.ca
Other sources of information and support
Kid's Help Phone - For kids who need support and help.
- Call 1-800-668-6868
- Text 686868
Alcohol resources from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.
The BC Centre on Substance Use was established in 2017 to provide a centre of expertise to help meet those needs. We aim to be highly collaborative and coordinated in our approach. We place emphasis on research to generate evidence-informed strategies, while harnessing clinical guidance and training to ensure that evidence is implemented into clinical practice in every part of the province.
