Note
"Canada's Drug Strategy."
"We would like to thank the following people for their assistance with this study: Virginia Carver (Canada’s Drug Strategy Division, Health Canada) for her advice, support and practical assistance throughout; Nancy Poole for her interest, support and assistance in defining, reviewing and supporting the project’s goals and content; the members of the Working Group on Accountability and Evaluation Framework and Research Agenda of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Committee on Alcohol and Other Drug Issues for their support and assistance in identifying key experts and resources and providing input into the various drafts of the report; Bette Reimer (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse) and Rob Harvey (B.C. Ministry for Children and Families) for their assistance in tracking reference material; All the key experts who so willingly and enthusiastically contributed to this study."
"Study Director: Janet Currie; Special Consultant to the Study: Nancy Poole; Research Staff: Susanna Jani, Joanne Myers, Peggie-Ann Kirk; Translation of document: Les Traductions Houle Inc."
Issued also in French under title: Meilleures pratiques : traitement et réadaptation des jeunes ayant des problèmes attribuables à la consommation d’alcool et d’autres drogues.
This publication may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for educational and non-commercial purposes, without permission provided the source is fully acknowledged. ©All Rights Reserved. Best practices : treatment and rehabilitation for youth with substance use problems. Health Canada, 2001. Reproduced with permission from the Minister of Health, 2014.
Summary
This report identifies elements of best practice in the treatment and rehabilitation of
youth with substance use problems. Best practices are identified and described in
the areas of client outreach, contact and engagement, retention of clients in
treatment, overall treatment values/philosophy, specific approaches and methods,
relapse prevention, structure of treatment and integration of relevant support
services. Recommendations for best practices are based on the results of interviews
with 33 key experts and a review of current literature related to these topic areas.
The report also addresses barriers to treatment affecting the youth population.