The cross-training program on mental health and addiction disorders offers interdisciplinary and intersectoral training activities and observational internships.
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Cross-training | Family Caregivers and Concurrent Disorders

We invite you to take part in a half-day cross-training session on the theme of “Collaborating with Family Caregivers in the Context of Concurrent Disorders: From Discourse to Action.”
 
🗓 February 20, 2026
⏰ 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
📍 Bimodal format: in person in the Douglas Hall of the Douglas Institute or online via Microsoft Teams
👉 In-person participation: Before the conferences, starting at 11:30 a.m., a light snack will be offered. This will also be an opportunity for networking. In-person spots are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 
 
🎯 Training objectives:
• Establish a shared language
• Identify concrete collaborative practices
• Strengthen partnerships among key stakeholders
 
🔎 Topics covered:
• Guidelines and policies
• Family caregivers and concurrent disorders
• Intervention tools
• Interdisciplinary and intersectoral partnerships
 
*Please note that presentations will be conducted in French, while discussions will be bilingual.
 
🔗 Registration
➡️ In-person participation
➡️ Online participation (Teams)

 

Cross-training on Mental Health and Judicialization

The cross-training on Mental Health and Judicialization: issues surrounding service trajectories
, organized in collaboration with the CICC and the (RÉ)SO 16-35,
is available for free online viewing (in French).

Podcast on Concurrent Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder

In this episode of “Parlons Douleur,” we meet Dr. Michel Perreault
and Léonie Archambault, coordinator and doctoral student. We explore their journey, challenges, and experiences, as well as what drew them to topics such as mental health, opioid use disorders, and addiction.

New publication in the Journal of Clinical Nursing

Now available to read online : “The current state of knowledge on care for co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder: A scoping review” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jocn.17139

Cross-Training Activities

In-person cross-training events

Bimodal formula cross-training events

Online training courses

Virtual meetings on resources

Observational internships

Directories of our content

Substances, social issues andcontinuum of services

Presenters

Discover our cross- training activity implementation guides

For over 20 years, we have developed various tools to administer the cross-training program.

We have compiled them into guides aimed at easing the process for teams wishing to organize a cross-training activity.

Check out our Toolbox to learn more!
* Available in French only