Alberta Addiction Service Providers - Resources

Education and Resources

Reports

Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2020-2021
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2019-2020
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2018-2019
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2017-2018
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2016-2017
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2015-2016
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2014-2015
Addiction & Mental Health Year End Service Summary - Contracted Services - 2013-2014
AHS Performance of the Addiction and Mental Health System 2014 - 2015
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act Highlights of Changes
Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report 2018 Q4 (Alberta Health)
Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report 2018 Q2 (Alberta Health)
Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report 2018 Q2 Addendum (Alberta Health)
Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report 2017 Q4 (Alberta Health)
Alberta's Provincial Affordable Housing Strategy
The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA)
Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (CCSA)
The Calgary Homeless Foundation - Point in Time Preliminary Report

Calgary Homeless Foundation 2019 Report on Progress - Ending Homelessness
CAMHO Filling the Gaps Powerpoint
Canada Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Communications Toolkit (CCSA)
Chronic Cannabis Use Effects Report (CCSA)
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis Highlights (CCSA)
Concurrent Capabable Standards for Addiction and Mental Health (AHS)
The Conference Board of Canada Summary Report - Innovations and Policy Solutions for Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse
Distress Centre COVID-19 Report September 2020
Creating Connections: Alberta's Addiction and Mental Health Action Plan 2011-2016
Environmental Scan of Prenatal Services for Marginalized Women in Alberta: Specialized Services
Finding Quality Addiction Care in Canada (CCSA)
Guide to Facilitate Discussions about Youth Cannabis Use in Your Community (CCSA)
Medical Use of Cannabis Report (CCSA)
Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Alcohol Drugs and Health
Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
Valuing Mental Health Report December 2015
Valuing Mental Health Next Steps June 2017

Provincial Regulations, Bills and Acts

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Gap Analysis of Public Mental Health and Addictions Programs
Government Organization Act
Health Information Act
Health Care Worker's Guide to Health and Safety on the Job
Health Professions Act
Health Professions Act - Social Workers
Health Professions Act Employer's Handbook
Personal Information Protection Act
Vulnerable Populations in Alberta

Professional Organizations

Accreditation Canada
Alberta College of Family Physicians
Alberta College of Social Workers - ACSW
Alberta Psychiatric Association
The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta
Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
Canadian Professional Counsellors Association - CPCA
College of Alberta Psychologists
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta - CARNA
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Counselling and Addiction Professionals

Addiction Professional
Addiction Resource Guide (USA)
Counselor Magazine
International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals

Board Governance

Governance for Not-for-Profit Organizations

RESOURCES

Family Violence and Addiction

Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
Family Violence and Substance Use
Family Violence Hurts Everyone: A Framework to End Family Violence in Alberta
Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile
Family Violence Initiative
Making the links: Violence, trauma and mental health
Report on Violence Against women, Mental Health and Substance Use

Gambling

Alberta Gamblng Research Institute
Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board
Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario
Smart Choices
Smart Choices - Group Presentations

Homelessness

Point in Time Count Winter 2014 - Calgary Homeless Foundation
Point in Time Count Feb 2014 - Calgary Homeless Foundation
Aboriginal Homelessness in Canada - A Literature Review
Surviving Not Thriving: Barriers to Housing for People Leaving Violence
Aboriginal Standing Committee on Housing and Homeless 10 year Plan to End Aboriginal Homelessness
CACHH Flood Report
Calgary Homeless Foundation - 10 yr Plan to End Homelessness
Calgary Homeless Foundation - 10 yr Plan to End Homelessness - Update
The Homeless Hub

Mental Health and Substance Use

Creating Connections: Alberta's Addiction and Mental Health Strategy
Health Canada Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Lieutenant Governor Launches Mental Health and Addiction Initiative - Press Release
The Lieutenant Governor's Circle on Mental Health and Addiction

Nutrition / Health

British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
Hand Hygiene Challenge
MyHealth Alberta
Primary Care Networks

Philanthropy / Volunteer Organizations

The Calgary Foundation
Propellus (formerly Volunteer Calgary)

Pregnancy and Substance Use / FASD

Calgary Fetal Alcohol Network
Canada FASD Research Network
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse - Drug Use During Pregnancy Report 2013
FASD Informed Practice for Community Based Programs
FASD - Management and Policy Perspectives of FASD
FASD - Alberta FASD
FASD Support and Resources in Alberta
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Management and Policy Perspectives of FASD, First Edition
Government of Alberta FASD 10 Year Strategic Plan
Physicians for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention Project
Prenatal Care Through the Eyes of Canadian Aboriginal Women
Teaching for the Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Windows of Opportunity - A statistical profile of substance use among women in their childbearing years in Alberta (August 2004)

Research

Addictive Behaviours Laboratory - University of Calgary
Alcohol Consumption in Canada 2015
Alcohol Use During Pregnancy in Canada
CCVO Impact of the Floods on the Non Profit Sector in Calgary and Area
International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High Risk Behaviors
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Retention Study - Marquette University - Pretreatment Client Characteristics and Treatment Retention in an Intensive Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Treatment Retention and Follow-up Outcomes
Women and Addiction: A Trauma-Informed Approach

Research - Tobacco

ASHES (Addiction Smoking Health Education Service)
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Tobacco Control
International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases

Trauma

Becoming Trauma Informed
Beyond Trauma: A Healing Journey for Women
Creating Trauma-informed Child Welfare Systems: A Guide for Administrators
Developing Trauma-informed Organizations: A Tool Kit
Freedom from Violence: Tools for working with Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use
Handbook on Sensitive Practice for Healthcare Practitioner: Lessons from Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Helping Men Recover: A Program for Treating Addiction
Seeking Safety
Trauma Gender and Sex Informed Resources
The Trauma Informed Practice Guide
Trauma Informed Practice Resources
Trauma Informed Practice Resources
Trauma Matters
The Trauma Toolkit
Trauma Recovery
Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM)
You are not alone: Violence, Substance Use and Mental Health - A peer approach to increasing your safety