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OpiATE Project: Awareness, Treatment, and Education

Jennifer is assisting in leading aspects of the CAMH OpiATE Project: Awareness, Training and Education in opioid issues, developing training for addiction treatment providers and awareness and prevention resources for Ontario communities.

 

Opioid Problems: Treatment Solutions

This one day interactive workshop  presents information on prescription painkillers, their availability, the physiological, psychological and social effects and the most promising addiction treatment strategies. For more information about hosting this training event in your community please contact Jennifer Barr or contact her at 1.613.256.1397

 

CAMH Older Adult Resources

Jennifer has a specialty in aging issues, having led the CAMH Healthy Aging Project, developing publications and training for professionals who work with older adults in a variety of health and social service roles.

Improving Our Response to Older Adults with Substance Use, Mental Health and Gambling Problems: A Guide for Supervisors, Managers and Clinical Staff
This new Guide provides the information, tools and guidance that service providers need to work more effectively with older adults who may have substance use, mental health or gambling problems. See the Guide for Supervisors, Managers and Clinical Staff.

 

 Making the Connection Work: Identification and Support for Older Adults with Mental Health and/or Substance Use Problems
The aim of this one-day community-based training event is to improve the knowledge, comfort and skill of service providers who work with older adults who may have problems with mental health and/or substance use. A secondary objective is to improve overall community capacity to respond by “making the connection” at a local level between addiction service providers, mental health professionals and other older adult care providers. Developed by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Healthy Aging Project in partnership with the PIECES Consult Group and other community partners. If you are interested in hosting this training in your community, please contact Jennifer Barr.

 

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