New Toolkit on Trauma-informed Care Now Available
Trauma overwhelms an individual’s capacity to cope and can lead to substance use and abuse.
The
trauma-informed care toolkit explains key principles and lists relevant resources to help the substance abuse workforce integrate trauma-informed approaches and best practices in its service delivery.
Watch for a toolkit coming in April about screening youth for substance abuse and mental health issues!
Where Are CCSA's Competencies Being Taught?
CCSA asked Canadian colleges and universities to identify which competencies are being taught in their addictions programs.
Read about the most commonly taught technical and behavioural competencies in these programs, as well as other findings and recommendations arising from the scan in the
Scan of Addiction Programs across Canada: Where are competencies being taught?