Resources for Physicians & Service Providers
To find a mental health and addiction service:
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Go to http://www.bridgethegapp.ca/, or your Regional Health Authority website
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Call or email the Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Systems Navigator at 752-3916 or 1-877-999-7589; VRS calls are welcome; barry.hewitt@easternhealth.ca
Our Navigator is a central point of contact for individuals, family members and stakeholders throughout the province to:-
Problem solve with you to figure out next steps
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Consider options and find the right mental health or addiction service
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Get help in making connections
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Referral Forms:
Hope Program/Eating Disorder Referral Form:
Ch-0016 Mental Health and Addictions Services Referral Form
Hope Valley Youth Treatment Centre Referral Forms (youth, addiction):
Humberwood Referral Form:
The Grace Centre Referral Forms:
Tuckamore Referral Form(Youth, Mental Health):
Resources:
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Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral: http://www.sbir-diba.ca/
On February 14, 2018, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) launched a free online course called Understanding Stigma, designed to help healthcare providers and frontline clinicians develop strategies to improve care for people with mental health and addiction problems.
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2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/189/18/E659.full.pdf
- CMAJ 2017 May 8;189:E659-66. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170363
The Opioid Wisely campaign launched on March 1, 2018 with the support of over 30 participating organizations. Central to the campaign is a set of 14 specialty-specific recommendations for when the use of opioids should not be first line therapy.
Community Partners Link: http://www.health.gov.nl.ca/health/mentalhealth/community_partners.html