CoRE will ensure Alberta leads in developing data-driven policies and best practices for mental health and addiction recovery.

Alberta, Canada
Joined January 2026
🚫 Drug use is dangerous and every overdose has the potential to cause a brain injury. ​ The Alberta Recovery Model recognizes that a system of care must do more than reverse an overdose. It must help prevent the next one.
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If you missed the original publication, we encourage you learn more about the risks of overdoses and brain injuries by reading The Silent Consequence of Overdose: The Case for Brain Injury-Informed Opioid Treatment at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… Better data ➡️ better care
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📬 The October edition of The Pulse has just been published. Stay connected to the latest in mental health and addiction evidence by reading the October edition, exploring past issues or signing up to have The Pulse delivered directly to your inbox. 👉 Read The Pulse: recoveryexcellence.org/newsl…
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Graham is a father, son, and a friend, and describes himself as an addict in recovery. Every day he leaves his home with a smile because he knows he is going somewhere safe where he can practice the tools he learned to lead a sober life through his time at the Lakeview Recovery Community.
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Thanks to the Alberta Recovery Model (the Recovery-Oriented System of Care), Graham turned his life around. He now helps other people in recovery to find the safety and security they need to begin to heal through his job at the Lakeview Recovery Community.
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Read Graham’s full story and learn about his recovery journey on the CoRE website. recoveryexcellence.org/recov…
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Mahmoud Azimaee, CoRE’s Chief Information Officer, is speaking today (Oct 21) at the Government Innovation Showcase about CoRE’s Data Intelligence system.​ The Data Intelligence system will enable CoRE to conduct national and international studies on administrative data without needing to move data from one jurisdiction to another. ​ Better data ➡️ better care.
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Dr. Charl Els was selected as the recipient of Occupational and Environmental Medical Association of Canada (OEMAC)’s Meritorious Service Award.
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“This award is well-deserved, Dr. Els has invested a significant amount of time and effort into improving outcomes for people with addiction in the workplace,” said Dr. Nathaniel Day, CoRE’s Chief Scientific Officer
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Dr. Els was honoured with this award at the OEMAC Awards Banquet on October 5 in Saint John, NB. Learn more: recoveryexcellence.org/resea…
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Navigating addiction treatment and recovery can feel overwhelming. 🎯 Recovery Coaches help people identify their goals, overcome barriers, and connect with the services they need to start and sustainrecovery. Learn More: recoveryexcellence.org/wp-co… Better data ➡️ better care.
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Every person matters. The Alberta Recovery Model is designed around this and was Dr. Nathaniel Day, CoRE’s Chief Scientific Officer's topic of choice at the @recovery_summit of Canada. With more than 2,000 attendees, this was the nation’s largest recovery forum.
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In front of a sold out audience at the @recovery_summit CoRE’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Nathaniel Day told the story behind the development of Alberta’s Virtual Opioid Dependency programand how it is changing lives across the province. #RCC2026 #recoverycapitalcanada
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DYK that EMS Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) brings hospital-level care into the community for people facing challenges to traditional healthcare?
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MIH can provide Naloxone and access to life saving OAT medication such as Sublocade. This is especially important for reducing opioid overdoses for people using shelters. It offers follow-up and operates 24/7 in Alberta.(link.springer.com/article/10…) Learn more: albertahealthservices.ca/ems…
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Alberta’s focus on recovery has created a mental health and addiction system that meets people where they are, providing almost immediate access to programs that actually improvepatient outcomes.
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Listen to Kym Kaufmann, CoRE’s CEO explain why Alberta is different and why we are on the leading edge of mental health and addiction programming globally. Learn more: recoveryexcellence.org Better data ➡️ better care.
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Guided by Compassion, Grounded in Science: Psychiatry for our Time is this year’s World Congress of Psychiatry theme. Dr. Anees Bajhi presented on innovative two pieces of CoRE research.
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☎️ Return on Investment of an Asynchronous Telehealth Program for Opioid Use Disorder Assessment in a Canadian Correctional Facility. CoRE’s data shows that this program reduced access to opioid agonist treatment from 12 to 18 weeks to less than one day.
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💊 Healthcare Utilization and Mortality following Overdose Prevention Site Closure: A Quasi-Experimental Study Linked Administrative Data. CoRE’s outcomes showed that there was no increase in deaths or EMS calls for site users after the Red Deer Overdose Prevention Site closed. Learn more by visiting the CoRE website: recoveryexcellence.org/news
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