The CAAP is a Leading national organization committed to advancing the field of Addiction Psychiatry.

The Canadian Academy of Addiction Psychiatry is a new organization aimed to address the growing challenges facing the healthcare system relating to addictions and concurrent disorders. This organization is comprised of psychiatrists and related professions who engage in relevant clinical and research activities.  CAAP aims to:

• Promote comprehensive and high quality evidence-based practices for substance use disorders with co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
• Translate and disseminate evidence-based research to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes for those suffering from substance use disorders with co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
• Enhance training and foster careers in addiction psychiatry.
• Promote informed Canadian public policy for substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders based on comprehensive and high quality evidence-based practices.
• Promote prevention, harm reduction, integration of addiction treatment, and recovery across the lifespan for people with high risk substance use, substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
• Promote research on the etiology, prevention, identification and treatment of substance use and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.