Creating connections

Creating CONNECTIONS Alberta’s Addiction and Mental Health Strategy Implementation Interim Report 2011–2014 Introduction TO THE STRATEGY Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) jointly sponsored development of Creating Connections: Alberta’s Addiction and Mental Health Strategy enabled by About the Interim Report Creating Connections: Alberta’s Addiction and Mental Health Action Plan 2011 [...] This interim report is intended to provide a The purpose of the Creating Connections strategy is to transform the addiction snapshot of activities related and mental health system in Alberta. [...] The ultimate goal is to reduce the prevalence to implementing Alberta’s of addiction, mental health problems and mental illness in Alberta through health Creating Connections Strategy promotion and prevention activities, and to provide quality assessment, treatment from 2011 to 2013. [...] Creating Connections Interim Report | Alberta Health | ©2015 Government of Alberta | April 2015 7 Enhance Community-based Services, CAPACITY AND SUPPORTS As part of the response to the GAP-MAP findings and Albertans’ preference for self-managed care, Alberta Health has added lists of addiction and mental health services to its website (health.alberta.ca). [...] In particular, enhanced assurance is being achieved through initiatives to identify and address gaps in the current health system, and to ensure policy, regulations and legislation reflect the most current research and best practices in addiction and mental health.