Making all CCSA Publications Fully Accessible

You may have noticed a new pop-up on the CCSA website when trying to access PDFs.

This is a temporary process as we work to ensure all publications meet the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards.

We are working to update more than 700 publications, in both official languages, which will take time. We have begun with our most recent and popular publications.

AODA-compliant publications will be posted to the CCSA website as they’re updated.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure everyone can access information about substance use, addiction and health.

If you have any questions about this initiative, please email us at AODA-requests@ccsa.ca.

Thank you.

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction Evidence. Engagement. Impact.
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Policy Brief

Standing Committee on Health: Children’s Health Brief

Publication date: 2022
Author: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Submitted to the Standing Committee on Health in August 2022.

Calls for the Standing Committee on Health to include substance use health and addiction as part of the continuum of care of children’s health. Outlines CCSA research that can inform prevention and harm reduction efforts for this population. One example is a study focusing on emergency department admissions by youth, which shows the value of community-level analysis to detect local trends. Another highlights how understanding adverse childhood experiences, which affect brain development and health outcomes, can help address risks for substance use and associated harms.

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