Communities of Interest and Practice

The CAMH Opioid Internal Network (COIN) CoI aims to encourage alignment and collaboration in CAMH’s opioid-related research and public health work across project areas, including clinical, research, education, advocacy, knowledge exchange, policy and quality improvement; improve mentorship for students investigating opioids; enhance knowledge exchange around opioids with the larger CAMH community; and increase evidence-based advocacy for opioid policy and treatment reform.

The Drug Strategy Network of Ontario (DSNO) brings together members across Ontario representing more than 40 local, cross-sectoral, community, municipal, or regional-based drug strategies.

The Gambling, Gaming and Technology Use Community of Interest (CoI) is an online community that supports collaboration between addiction and mental health service providers, researchers and experts in gambling, technology/Internet use and video gaming.

Hospital-based supervised consumption services community of practice.

Housing First (HF) is an evidence-based approach designed to end homelessness among individuals with mental illness and addiction.

The Mental Health and Addictions Pharmacists Community of Practices brings Ontario pharmacists together to share clinical experiences and resources to best care for people living with mental health and addiction-related challenges.

The Mental Health Promotion in Public Health Community of Practice brings together public health practitioners from Ontario's 36 public health units who are working to promote mental health across the lifespan.

Needle syringe program community of practice.

The Northern Ontario Toxic Drug Crisis Response Community of Practice (CoP) brings together public health practitioners from Northern Ontario to identify strategies and solutions to address the opioid poisoning crisis.

The Ontario Common Assessment of Need (OCAN) is the evidenced-based, standardized assessment for the community mental health sector.

The Upstream approaches Community of Interest provides an opportunity for interested individuals to learn about, develop, and deepen their understanding of upstream approaches.

Youth and family mentorship, engagement, and co-design community of interest

The Advancing Peer Support Community of Interest (CoI) has wrapped as of March 31, 2024.

The Alcohol Policy in Ontario Community of Interest (CoI) has wrapped up as of March 31, 2024. This CoI brought together stakeholders and experts in the field of substance misuse.

The Alternatives to Criminalization of People Who Use Substances Community of Interest (CoI) has wrapped up as of March 31, 2024. The goal of this CoI was to build understanding and support stakeholders and decision-makers in pursuing alternatives to the criminalization of people who use/used substances. Together, members worked to tackle stigma related to substance use and shift the perception of substance use from being a criminal issue to a health issue in need of health-based interventions and responses.

The Health Equity Impact Assessment Community of Interest (CoI) has wrapped as of March 31, 2024. This CoI aimed to reduce inequities in access, quality, and outcomes of health and related services in Ontario.

The Street Outreach Community of Interest (CoI) has wrapped up as of March 31, 2024. This CoI brought Outreach Teams from across the province together to look at emerging trends, best practices, resources and program models, with an emphasis on compassion fatigue/wellness of the clinicians who do this work.