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Substance Use and Brain Injury Project
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Representatives from the Toronto ABI Network collaborated earlier this year on the Substance Use and Brain Injury (SUBI) project, an initiative led by Community Head Injury Resource Services (CHIRS) and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) to facilitate ongoing interdisciplinary management of clients living with both an acquired brain injury and problematic substance use.
The objectives of the SUBI project were to:
- Develop initial treatment alternatives for ABI clients whose cognitive impairments precluded their treatment in mainstream substance use programs;
- Provide support to CAMH in managing cognitive impairments presented by clients with brain injury;
- Facilitate training between CHIRS and CAMH; and
- Provide prevention and secondary prevention materials to clients with ABI.
The project resulted in the development of a series of materials to facilitate the vision of increased access to specialized addictions services for people living with brain injury.
These materials included:
- a manual for brain injury providers and substance use providers;
- a workbook for clients (to be used by clients and their providers);
- a pamphlet for clients entering the system with brain injury in acute care settings; and
- recommendations for screening, prevention and education for use in acute care and/or rehabilitation settings.
These materials are available by registering online at www.subi.ca.
Efforts are now underway to support the dissemination of the findings of this initiative. As a first step, the Network’s Best Practice Committee will be hosting a stakeholder education session to provide an overview of SUBI and to facilitate a discussion about implementation within organizations.
This session has been scheduled for October 30, 2007 from 9:00 am - 11:00 a.m. at Bloorview Kids Rehab. Invitations for this session will be sent out by email.
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