Research & Quality Monitoring

The Research and Quality Monitoring department at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba aims to provide expertise, increase awareness, disseminate knowledge, assess program effectiveness, and stay apprised of current developments in the area of addictions research. The department has formed partnerships with local and national networks in order to facilitate evidence-based decision-making.

The mission statement of the Research unit is:

To address the harm associated with addictions through research by establishing a multidisciplinary research and training program, to determine the causes and consequences of addiction, and to disseminate that knowledge in various academic, professional and community settings.

• Evaluating AFM programs.
• Conducting scientific research using data from provincial and national sources.
• Collecting addictions-related prevalence data.
• Reviewing current literature and best practice information in the field of addictions.
• Informing AFM staff and the general population about addictions-related research.
• Developing accountability models that link program activities with expected outcomes.
• Establishing and maintaining partnerships with addictions and other agencies.
• Maintaining a large data base of information on AFM clients.

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Summary information from a range of AFM programs is available. Click on the following pdf's to obtain a statistical summary of the activity in that program.

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AFM periodically produces research reports, based on both evaluations of program and general population studies. These reports are arranged by date, with more recent reports at the top of the page.

November 2006
Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (ccendu): Winnipeg 2006 Report

April 2006
Gender differences in problem gambling behaviour from help-line callers
Heater and Patton

April 2006
Adolescence without Shelter: A Comprehensive Description of Issues Faced by Street Youth in Winnipeg
Bodnarchuk, Patton, Rieck

September 2005
Student Gambling Report, 2005: Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
MacKay, Patton, and Broszeit

May 2005
Alcohol and Other Drug Use by Manitoba Students
Patton, MacKay, and Broszeit

August 2004 - Program Information
An Evaluation of the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Problem Gambling Residential Rehabilitation Program (PGRRP)
Lemaire and Patton

August 2004
Manitoba Youth Gambling Behavior: Follow-Up to the 1999 AFM Report
Lemaire

September 2004 - Program Information
It's Your Lucky Day: Program Evaluation
Lemaire, DeLima, and Patton

December 2004
Evaluation Report of the Partnership Between River East Transcona School Division and The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
AFM Youth Services and AFM Research and Quality Monitoring

February 2004
Evaluation of the Pilot Project with Youth Corrections in Winnipeg
Patton

January 2003 - Program Information
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Problem Gambling Help-Line Review 2001-2002.
Heater and Smitheringale

October 2002
Evaluation of the Brandon Middle Years Pilot Project
Patton and Lemaire

April 2002
Gambling Involvement and Problem Gambling in Manitoba
Patton, Brown, Dhaliwal, Pankratz, and Broszeit

October 2001
Substance Use Among Manitoba High School Students
Patton, Brown, Broszeit, and Dhaliwal

For current statistics click here for the Media Room

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Click on the following presentations, which are available in a PDF format.

2006
Betting on Youth: Adolescent Internet Gambling in Canada

2005
Evaluation of the AFM Problem Gambling Residential Program

High School Alcohol and Drug Use

Links to other Addictions Agencies

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
http://www.ccsa.ca/ccsa/

Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC)
http://www.aadac.com/

Responsible Gaming Council (RGC)
http://www.responsiblegambling.org/

Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use
http://www.ccsa.ca/ccendu/

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