Our Research

CAMHR scientists develop and lead cutting-edge addiction and mental health research that helps build the evidence base at the intersection of implementation science, health services research, cost effectiveness, prevention, and clinical outcomes. Examples of this research are included below. CAMHR scientists also work closely with colleagues in other research networks, including the Health Systems Node of National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Clinical Trial Network, and the Mental Health Research Network, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health.

Featured Research

Study finds association between teen cannabis use and mental health disorders

Our Research

Our Research

Featured Research

Study finds association between teen cannabis use and mental health disorders

Kaiser Permanente receives $12 million award for suicide prevention study

DOR researchers organize global conference on interventions for problem substance use

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

Vital signs for mental health

Smoking is most common method of cannabis use in pregnancy

Reaching teens about alcohol, drug use

Kaiser Permanente has helped more than 300,000 people quit smoking in Northern California

Sharp rise in prenatal cannabis use in communities where retail sales were allowed

Pharmacists help people with serious mental illness overcome barriers to good health

Helping patients manage chronic pain may improve both mental, physical health

Pregnant patients seek open-minded support from doctors on cannabis

Study finds more patients sought addiction treatment for drug use during early pandemic

Doctors less likely to ask women about their drinking

Intimate partner violence jumped early in pandemic

Alcohol check-in at primary care visit may benefit other conditions

Patients more likely to start treatment for alcohol problems during early pandemic

Intervening with at-risk adolescents shows long-term benefits

Friends, family, outdoors provide pandemic pregnancy support (podcast)

New, innovative support for people with serious mental illness

Researchers seek answers for pregnant patients about cannabis (podcast)

Online quiz can help parents assess if their teen has a substance use problem

Pregnant women who use cannabis more likely to live near a cannabis retailer

Mental health treatment rate rose early in pandemic