Join Our Study on Substance Use Health Experiences in Children’s Hospitals

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is a national leader on substance use health (SUH) committed to using evidence-based research to promote programs and policies that reduce harm and improve people’s well-being. We are interested in learning more about the SUH experiences of youth and their caregivers in children’s hospitals across Canada, and we would appreciate your input. Insights from this study will help us develop national guidance to improve hospital services for young people when it comes to SUH care. 

About the Study

• Participation is completely voluntary, and all information shared will remain confidential and anonymous.
• You will be paid $45 for your participation.

Who Can Participate

• Youth (ages 12–21, ages 18–21 in Quebec) who have received care in a children’s hospital for any health concern within the past three years while also having struggles with alcohol or other drugs. 
• Caregivers (aged 18+) currently supporting, or who have supported, a young person within the past three years who received care in a children’s hospital while having struggles with alcohol or other drugs.
• Participants must reside in Canada and can participate in either English or French.

What Participation Involves

• A 90-minute, virtual focus group discussion (separate groups for youth and caregivers) conducted via a secure online platform, or
• An individual virtual interview, if preferred.

Sign Up to Participate

If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please email Sara Atif, CCSA Research and Policy Analyst, at youth@ccsa.ca.

We will follow up with additional details and a consent form for you to review before the study begins.

Share with Your Networks 

Know someone else who might be interested in participating? We would appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with them.

Thank you for your time and consideration!