{"id":7629,"date":"2018-03-03T16:21:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T23:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crism.ca\/?page_id=7629"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T18:26:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crism.ca\/fr\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 propos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7629\" class=\"elementor elementor-7629\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e9e836 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8e9e836\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db65582\" data-id=\"db65582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1adee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b1adee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b98002 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4b98002\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6931c2e\" data-id=\"6931c2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2015484 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2015484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the <strong>Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters<\/strong> (CRISM) is a national research consortium of more than 1,400 members. It focuses on substance use disorders and brings together five large interdisciplinary regional teams (nodes).<\/p><p>Each CRISM node is an expert network that includes research scientists, service providers, policy makers, community leaders, and people with lived experience of substance use disorders. Together, these teams work to translate the best scientific evidence into clinical practice and policy change. CRISM is a 5-year initiative, modeled in part on the US <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugabuse.gov\/about-nida\/organization\/cctn\/ctn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institute on Drug Abuse\u2019s Clinical Trials Network.<\/a><\/p><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:f9f2fcef-b8cc-4d9d-b4be-c7a38665567b-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9207f9dc-c02e-4e75-a44b-5903d503923a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1103\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">CRISM received its initial 5-year funding and was later renewed for an additional 6 years, beginning on April 1, 2022.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf3360d\" data-id=\"bf3360d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d376dab elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d376dab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ISSDP-2024-148-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ISSDP-2024-148-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ISSDP-2024-148-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ISSDP-2024-148-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ISSDP-2024-148-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ISSDP-2024-148-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1287888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1287888\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f442564 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f442564\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0d673c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a0d673c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18c949\" data-id=\"a18c949\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676aa59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"676aa59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/evan-wood-bio-500px-e1755545588701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-14128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/evan-wood-bio-500px-e1755545588701.jpg 368w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/evan-wood-bio-500px-e1755545588701-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a411e62\" data-id=\"a411e62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837c5a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"837c5a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">British Columbia Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a75a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a75a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:f9f2fcef-b8cc-4d9d-b4be-c7a38665567b-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d2664055-44a3-49d8-bc04-17b28919578f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"982\">The CRISM BC Node is led by Dr. Evan Wood, an addiction medicine physician, clinician scientist, and Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. The BC Node brings together an interdisciplinary expert network of more than 100 contributing members, including advocacy groups, policy makers, service providers, and research scientists. The network is affiliated with the BC Centre on Substance Use, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and other institutions. It also works closely with regional health authorities and the provincial government. Through the translation of scientific evidence into practice and policy change, the network promotes evidence-based approaches to addiction treatment and trains the next generation of leaders through its comprehensive education programs.<\/p><p data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1731\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">To ensure that research priorities align with the lived experience of people affected by substance use disorders, the BC Node maintains strong partnerships with community and advocacy groups. These include the BC Association of People on Methadone (BCAPOM), the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society (WAHRS), From Grief to Action (FGTA), and Moms Stop the Harm. In addition, the network\u2019s connections to treatment providers, health system administrators, and government policy-makers\u2014along with its training infrastructure and its national and international collaborations\u2014position it well to lead collaborative research and support the implementation of evidence-based therapeutic approaches.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To learn more about the CRISM BC Node, <\/span><a class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bccsu.ca\/about-crism-bc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30dc5ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"30dc5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2f8cc3 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c2f8cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a64737 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4a64737\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79f08be\" data-id=\"79f08be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ab08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55ab08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1501\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elaine-hyshka-sq.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elaine-hyshka-sq.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elaine-hyshka-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elaine-hyshka-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/elaine-hyshka-sq-768x769.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5795a8f\" data-id=\"5795a8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0affcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0affcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prairies Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e498f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e498f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Dr. Elaine Hyshka is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation at the University of Alberta\u2019s School of Public Health, and Scientific Director of the Inner City Health and Wellness Program.<\/p><p class=\"\">Her program of health systems and services research is focused on advancing a public health approach to substance use in Canada. She works closely with service providers, health authorities, people with lived experience of substance use, and all levels of government to identify, evaluate, and scale systems innovations for improving health outcomes and advancing health equity.<\/p><p data-start=\"829\" data-end=\"1177\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Today, the CRISM Prairie Node brings together more than 400 members, including investigators, system and program managers, policy makers, and consumer advocates. All recognize the need for stronger regional collaboration to address substance misuse and addiction, and they have committed to working together through the Prairie regional CRISM Node.<\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To learn more about the CRISM Prairie Node, <\/span><a class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/crismprairies.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2205ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a2205ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f2a4bf elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9f2a4bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41d1def elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"41d1def\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2377a3f\" data-id=\"2377a3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce01486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce01486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pl4p7cbw_400x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-23882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pl4p7cbw_400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pl4p7cbw_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pl4p7cbw_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c29e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c29e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jurgen-Rehm-Optimized-jpg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-14136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jurgen-Rehm-Optimized-jpg.jpg 822w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jurgen-Rehm-Optimized-jpg-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jurgen-Rehm-Optimized-jpg-768x747.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ddffec\" data-id=\"5ddffec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed8fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed8fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ontario Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297a60b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"297a60b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:f9f2fcef-b8cc-4d9d-b4be-c7a38665567b-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ed8465d2-cc56-45a2-8450-717e0fc64336\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"549\">The Ontario Node, known as OCRINT (Ontario CRISM Node Team), is led by Dr. Fariah Ali, Ph.D. and Dr. J\u00fcrgen Rehm Ph.D.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"549\"><strong>Dr.\u00a0Farihah Ali<\/strong>\u00a0is a Scientist\u00a0and Nominated Principal Investigator\u00a0for the Ontario Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters\u00a0within the Institute of Mental Health Policy Research (IMHPR) at CAMH.<span class=\"x_gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Ali&#8217;s current work focuses on substance use and addiction, harm reduction, and speciality-based addiction treatment to help support the development of evidence-informed interventions, and public-policy to support People Who Use Drugs.<\/p><p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"549\"><strong>Dr. J\u00fcrgen Rehm<\/strong> is Senior Scientist at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. CAMH is Canada\u2019s largest research and treatment hospital dedicated to mental health and substance use problems.<\/p><p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"549\">They lead the Ontario Node alongside a team of Co-Principal Investigators and Knowledge Users. The Node brings together an integrated team of more than 150 members. These include academic investigators from institutions across Ontario, community-based intervention providers, system and policy representatives, and people with lived experience.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><p>To learn more about the CRISM Ontario Node, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/crismontario.ca\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdf51c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"fdf51c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb8eb1 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6fb8eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc80c45 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"bc80c45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ee194\" data-id=\"75ee194\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9e318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a9e318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jutras-Aswad-Didier_5737m_0-1536x1536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-21450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jutras-Aswad-Didier_5737m_0-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jutras-Aswad-Didier_5737m_0-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jutras-Aswad-Didier_5737m_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jutras-Aswad-Didier_5737m_0-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jutras-Aswad-Didier_5737m_0.jpg 1595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03549af\" data-id=\"03549af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ab1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4ab1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quebec Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a710c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a710c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"740\">The Quebec Node is led by Dr. Didier Jutras-Aswad, Professor at the University of Montr\u00e9al. It brings together researchers, clinicians, and knowledge users from across Qu\u00e9bec. Members work to identify specific needs and priorities and to generate evidence-based knowledge that responds to real-world challenges through research and collaborative projects. The node also contributes to developing interventional research-based practices and policies with a Canada-wide perspective, aiming to improve the quality of care and quality of life for all Canadians affected by substance misuse.<\/p><p data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"1278\">Node members are involved in multiple projects that accelerate the transfer of scientific knowledge into improved addiction treatment approaches, including pharmaceutical and psychological interventions. They also benefit from the multidisciplinary expertise within the node, which brings together researchers, service providers, and service users who address substance misuse from different angles. This shared vision strengthens knowledge translation and helps improve the health and well-being of people living with substance misuse.<\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To learn more about the CRISM Quebec Node, <\/span><a class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-underline text-strikethrough-none\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.icris-qc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fe2345 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"8fe2345\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa647f3 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fa647f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-253940a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"253940a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a67474\" data-id=\"7a67474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7350b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7350b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SherryStewart.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-14143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SherryStewart.jpg 600w, https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SherryStewart-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2240fb\" data-id=\"d2240fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e207128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e207128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atlantic Node<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e65e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e65e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:f9f2fcef-b8cc-4d9d-b4be-c7a38665567b-7\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"914dde42-8d6a-4722-9269-ccb0e7787d65\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"391\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Dr. Sherry Stewart leads the CRISM Atlantic Node. Dr. Stewart, FRSC, is a Canadian clinical psychologist. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Dalhousie University and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental Health.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">To learn more about the CRISM Atlantic Node,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crism-atl.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc765cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"fc765cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4089be3\" data-id=\"4089be3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0204157 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0204157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/crism.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CRISM_infographic_sept-2018-791x1024-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM) is a national research consortium of more than 1,400 members. It focuses on substance use disorders and brings together five large interdisciplinary regional teams (nodes). Each CRISM node is an expert network that includes research scientists, service providers, policy makers, community leaders, and people with lived experience of substance use disorders. Together, these teams work to translate the best scientific evidence into clinical practice and policy change. CRISM is a 5-year initiative, modeled in part on the US National Institute on Drug Abuse\u2019s Clinical Trials Network. CRISM received its initial 5-year funding and was later renewed for an additional 6 years, beginning on April 1, 2022. British Columbia Node The CRISM BC Node is led by Dr. Evan Wood, an addiction medicine physician, clinician scientist, and Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. The BC Node brings together an interdisciplinary expert network of more than 100 contributing members, including advocacy groups, policy makers, service providers, and research scientists. The network is affiliated with the BC Centre on Substance Use, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and other institutions. It also works closely with regional health authorities and the provincial government. Through the translation of scientific evidence into practice and policy change, the network promotes evidence-based approaches to addiction treatment and trains the next generation of leaders through its comprehensive education programs. To ensure that research priorities align with the lived experience of people affected by substance use disorders, the BC Node maintains strong partnerships with community and advocacy groups. These include the BC Association of People on Methadone (BCAPOM), the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), the Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society (WAHRS), From Grief to Action (FGTA), and Moms Stop the Harm. In addition, the network\u2019s connections to treatment providers, health system administrators, and government policy-makers\u2014along with its training infrastructure and its national and international collaborations\u2014position it well to lead collaborative research and support the implementation of evidence-based therapeutic approaches. To learn more about the CRISM BC Node, click here. Prairies Node Dr. Elaine Hyshka is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Health Systems Innovation at the University of Alberta\u2019s School of Public Health, and Scientific Director of the Inner City Health and Wellness Program. Her program of health systems and services research is focused on advancing a public health approach to substance use in Canada. She works closely with service providers, health authorities, people with lived experience of substance use, and all levels of government to identify, evaluate, and scale systems innovations for improving health outcomes and advancing health equity. Today, the CRISM Prairie Node brings together more than 400 members, including investigators, system and program managers, policy makers, and consumer advocates. All recognize the need for stronger regional collaboration to address substance misuse and addiction, and they have committed to working together through the Prairie regional CRISM Node. To learn more about the CRISM Prairie Node, click here. Ontario Node The Ontario Node, known as OCRINT (Ontario CRISM Node Team), is led by Dr. Fariah Ali, Ph.D. and Dr. J\u00fcrgen Rehm Ph.D.\u00a0 Dr.\u00a0Farihah Ali\u00a0is a Scientist\u00a0and Nominated Principal Investigator\u00a0for the Ontario Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters\u00a0within the Institute of Mental Health Policy Research (IMHPR) at CAMH.\u00a0Dr. Ali&#8217;s current work focuses on substance use and addiction, harm reduction, and speciality-based addiction treatment to help support the development of evidence-informed interventions, and public-policy to support People Who Use Drugs. Dr. J\u00fcrgen Rehm is Senior Scientist at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research and the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. CAMH is Canada\u2019s largest research and treatment hospital dedicated to mental health and substance use problems. They lead the Ontario Node alongside a team of Co-Principal Investigators and Knowledge Users. The Node brings together an integrated team of more than 150 members. These include academic investigators from institutions across Ontario, community-based intervention providers, system and policy representatives, and people with lived experience. \u00a0 To learn more about the CRISM Ontario Node, click here. Quebec Node The Quebec Node is led by Dr. Didier Jutras-Aswad, Professor at the University of Montr\u00e9al. It brings together researchers, clinicians, and knowledge users from across Qu\u00e9bec. Members work to identify specific needs and priorities and to generate evidence-based knowledge that responds to real-world challenges through research and collaborative projects. The node also contributes to developing interventional research-based practices and policies with a Canada-wide perspective, aiming to improve the quality of care and quality of life for all Canadians affected by substance misuse. Node members are involved in multiple projects that accelerate the transfer of scientific knowledge into improved addiction treatment approaches, including pharmaceutical and psychological interventions. They also benefit from the multidisciplinary expertise within the node, which brings together researchers, service providers, and service users who address substance misuse from different angles. This shared vision strengthens knowledge translation and helps improve the health and well-being of people living with substance misuse. To learn more about the CRISM Quebec Node, click here. Atlantic Node Dr. Sherry Stewart leads the CRISM Atlantic Node. Dr. Stewart, FRSC, is a Canadian clinical psychologist. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Dalhousie University and holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Addiction and Mental Health. To learn more about the CRISM Atlantic Node,\u00a0click here. 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