July 2018

334 335 EDGEWOOD HEALTH NETWORK involvement is a critical component to relapse prevention,” Vaccarino continues. “We employ an evidence-based treatment model called the CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) model which really is a contemporary way of educating and supporting families in their loved one’s journey to recovery. It is an essential and very critical component of all we do.When patients are admitted, we do a comprehensive as- sessment, an inter-professional assessment, and social workers meet with patients to really iden- tify key family dynamics that have led to, and fuel, the substance abuse disorder.What we see is that we serve a lot of family members that may also be struggling with their own mental health con- cerns or substance abuse disorders. It is a prime opportunity for us to do some impactful work across the board where families are concerned.” EHN is also engaged in a number of strategic partnerships with academic health services cen- ters across Canada. They have medical trainees and residents in their facilities and also conduct research that is peer-reviewed and published. This allows them to identify and fulfill unmet demand in the country. It also means focusing on very highly specialized treatment niches that otherwise would not be available for Canadians. An example of this is a residential treatment program for very severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder partnered with the Sunnybrook Health Services Center. Prior to the opening of this treatment center last year, most provincial governments had been sending patients to the United States for treatment. What differentiates EHN the most from public treatment centers is the focus on follow-up care, which they see as an area with a huge impact on treatment success. EHN employs best practice