Video of The Peterborough-Lindsay, Ontario Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in action

President’s letter January 2020

Dear Colleagues, We have over 40 years of worldwide ACT research and clinical experience. We know what works and what matters: Proper funding matters Model fidelity matters Staff – client ratios matter Service saturation matters PROPER FUNDING Funding for Ontario ACT teams varies dramatically ($800,000 – $1,700,000). Quebec teams get 1.3 million each. British Columbia teams get $1.7 million each. Unfortunately, some hospitals and agencies redirect part of their ACT funding to other service areas within the organization. You simply can’t follow the provincial operational standards and you can’t provide good clinical service if you are underfunded. Each of the

The Four Keynote Speakers — OAAF Virtual Conference 2021

—MARCH 17 2021 THE NEW SCIENCE ON ADDICTION RECOVERY  During the past 50 years a great deal has been learned about how to provide acute care services for those suffering from addiction, but there has been relatively little emphasis on how best to help individuals attain and maintain remission and recovery over the long-term. Greater recognition of the persistence of post-acute withdrawal phenomena and increased sensitivity to biobehavioral stress had indicated a need for ongoing social and other support infrastructures to enhance coping and resilience and reduce relapse risk. This talk will review the scientific rationale for the need for