Addiction and Mental Health Information Resources

This section provides users with information resources related to research and programs for specific addiction, mental illness, and mental health issues, as well as mental health in general.

• Calgary Addiction Centre Network: Offers a podcast series of presentations from the annual Addiction Day conference.
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA): CCSA provides access to a range of information and analysis relating to substance abuse issues, and connects Canadians to a broad spectrum of networks and activities.
• Canadian Public Health Initiative (CPHI): the CPHI has a series of reports that deal specifically with the mental health of Canadians including: "Improving the Health of Candians: Exploring Positive Mental Health".
• Clinical Depression in Canada Blog: Join in the discussion about major depression research with Scott Patten at his new  blog created to encourage an exchange of information and ideas between researchers, policy makers and others. 
• Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace: The Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace offers valuable support - reviewing current research findings, discussing innovative programming and offering workplace mental health tools and strategies. We're dedicated to helping turn knowledge of mental health issues into cost-effective action plans for employers in Canada.
• Issues of Substance Conference Proceedings: Proceedings from the 2009 Issues of Substance Conference have been posted.
• Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre: The Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre (MMHRC) aims to improve the quality and availability of appropriate mental health services for people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, including immigrants, refugees, and members of established ethnocultural communities.
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.): NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. 
• National Institutes for Mental Health (U.S.): is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.
• National Institutes for Mental Health in England (NIMHE): Public access publications by the National Institutes of Mental Health in England
• Public Health Portal of the European Union: The protection and promotion of good mental health are high on the agenda of the European Union which is now considering a strategy on mental health. Such a strategy could add value by creating a framework for exchange and cooperation between Member States, stakeholders in the relevant sectors, and the research community.
• A Profile of Clinical Depression in Canada: Researchers across Canada are studying the epidemiology of major depression using Statistics Canada health survey data accessed primarily in Research Data Centres. Read their findings in this research synthesis by Scott B. Patten, a clinician and professor at the University of Calgary’s Departments of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry and Heather Juby, Research Data Centre Network, available free online.
• Studies from the Research Data Centres (RDC): Bibliographic list of RDC studies by theme.
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): has established a clear vision for its work -- a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders. SAMHSA is gearing all of its resources -- programs, policies and grants -- toward that outcome.
• World Health Organization (WHO) - Mental Health Website: WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.