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Doctor-patient talk about problem alcohol use could reduce health care use

Vital signs for mental health

Reaching teens about alcohol, drug use

Smoking is most common method of cannabis use in pregnancy

Kaiser Permanente receives $12 million award for suicide prevention study

Study finds association between teen cannabis use and mental health disorders

Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research

The Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research (CAMHR) conducts high-impact research at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, a learning health care delivery system. For over 20 years, CAMHR scientists have advanced the fields of addiction and mental health research and improved care for patients with these chronic conditions. With an emphasis on research conducted in medical settings, CAMHR contributes to building the evidence base at the intersection of implementation science, health services research, cost-effectiveness, prevention, and clinical outcomes.

CAMHR Cross-cutting Research Areas

Substance use

Treatment access and quality; integrating care for addiction with primary care; screening and brief intervention; emphasis on alcohol, opioids, cannabis, tobacco, and vaping

Mental health

Treatment access and quality; comorbidity with chronic health conditions; seriously mentally ill; suicide prevention; treatment personalization; integrated care models; adverse childhood experiences and trauma exposure

Special Populations

Adolescent behavioral health; pregnant women; older adults

Our research collaborators include Health Care Systems Research Network, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Mental Health Research Network, NIDA Clinical Trials Network, Public Health Institute, Center for Prevention Science Rutgers School of Social Work, San Francisco Department of Public Health Behavioral Health Services, Stanford School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as other university partners.